Report by John Freer
As with many of the early shows this year there was a shortage of blooms, but as the saying goes, the show must go on
Ken Harrop arrived with just time to stage his 20 plus blooms helping to lift the show
Ken put up a good set of 12 blooms taking the Daffodil Society Bronze Medal
Christine Yeardley had best bloom in show with Golden Joy
class 1: 12 blooms 1 entry Ken Harrop:
Honeybourne. Tuscarora. Polgooth. Altun Ha. Ombersley. Cadlwira. Cape Cornwall. Dailmanach. River Queen. Immacabus. Jasons Bay. Banker
Class 2: 2 vases of 3 blooms 1st Ken Harrop: Sherbourne . Ombersley. 2nd Christine Yeardley: Gold Velvet. Filly
Class 3: blooms from at least 2 divisions Christine Yeardley:. Trumpet Warrior. Golden Joy. Park Springs
Class 4. Christine Yeardley. 1 vase div 2 (3 blooms): Filly
Class 6: 3 blooms 1 div 1 1div 2 1div 3 Christine Yeardley: Gold Velvet. Broomhill. Park Springs
Class 7: 3 blooms div2. 1st / 2nd Christine Yeardley: Misty Glen, 2nd Broomhill. 3rd P Sullivan: unknown
Class 8: 3 div 1. Ken Harrop: Gold Convention
Class 9: 3 div 2 red in the cup Christine Yeardley: Demmo
Class 13: 3 blooms div 6. 1st/2nd Sue Vinden: Trena. 2nd Itzim
Class 15: 1vase 3 miniature daffodils 1st/2nd Christine Yeardley: N. cyclamineus, 2nd Mitzy 3rd Sue Vinden: Mitzy
Class 16: 1 div 1 1st Ken Harrop: Uncle Duncan 2nd Christine Yeardley:.Gold Velvet
Class 17: 1 Div 2 yellow perianth. 1st Christine Yeardley: Golden Joy (Best Bloom in show) 2nd/3rd Ken Harrop: Happy Valley. 3rd Strines
Class 18: 1 Div 2 white perianth. 1st Sue Vinden: Misty Glen. 2nd Ken Harrop: River Queen
Class 20: 1 Div 4 Ken Harrop: Gay Kybo.
Class 21: 1 Div 6. !st Christine Yeardley: Trena. 2nd Sue Vinden: Trena
Class 22: I bloom/stem from Div 5, 7, or 8. 1st/2nd/3rd. Sue Vinden: Falconet, 2nd. Sweetness 3rd Katy Heath.
Somebody is tricking us. Too early for most cultivars you tell us, yet we find Gay Kybo and Dailmanach flowering with the Div 6’s! Somebody was more clever at growing them than most of us.
It looked like good quality of flower in the show.
Dave
David
It’s common practice up here to grow bulbs in pots so they can be manipulated by moving them into greenhouses (some with heat) to advance them and then ones grown out door that come too early are cut and put in fridges to hold them back ( if your fridge is big enough pot and all can go in ) I hope this answers your question on how they can flower different cultivar and put them on the show bench at the same time.
No trickery Just manipulation