King's Lynn Horticultural Society klhs.co.uk
October 2016 Volume 3, Issue 4
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Trophy winners at the2016 show.
SHOW IS A RECORD BREAKER This year’s annual show was a record breaker, attracting 34 exhibitors who filled South Wootton Village Hall with 266 entries.
Amberley Hall Care Home trophy for a plate of Shrewsbury biscuits was Ann Player.
Deputy Borough Mayor, Mrs Carol Bower, looked round the laden tables before presenting the prizes. She thought eveEvery available table was ryone ought to have a brought into operation on huge feast with all the August 13th as the show wonderful produce. had not been so well supShe complimented everyported since 1991 when one, including the youngthere were 36 entrants. sters, on their hard work preparing for the event. Last year, 2015, there “This is the kind of show were 28 exhibitors and that is so brilliant in a 220 entries. community.” she said. The first winner of the
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A dainty cyclamen bringing a splash of autumnal colour.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE List of trophy winners
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Christmas Dinner Menu
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How To Grow Daffodils
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PRIZE WINNERS AT THE 2016 SHOW E Ogden Cup Mrs Kenneth Bush Cup Mr Coates Cup West Norfolk Produce Cup 90th Birthday Cup G.E. Porter Cup Lord Fermoy Cup Cobbold Cup Mrs W R Sadler Cup Members’ Cup Twaite Cup Kenneth Bush Challenge Trophy A Anderson Cup Ray Smith Bowl R Doubleday Plaque Mrs F E Fox Cup Sylvia Brundle-Todd Cup Victory Cup Mr Wilkin Shield Jubilee Cup Barbara Baker Cup George Skipper Cup Jean Anderson Cup Ray Garner Memorial Cup Banksian Medal Perry Cup Caithness Crystal Vase Amberley Hall Care Home Trophy
Vicky Fairweather Ray Jarrett John Bocking John Bocking Colin Walker Patricia Schofield Stella Mills John Bocking Michael Hart Michael Hart Michael Hart Selina Povey Colin Walker Michael Hart Michael Hart Mrs S Wilbraham Imogen Suiter Imogen Suiter Eloise Suiter Eloise Suiter Ann Player Ann Player Not awarded Colin Walker Michael Hart Selina Povey Selina Povey Ann Player
Some of the entries set out in the hall.
CHRISTMAS DINNER It’s time to think about choosing your Christmas dinner menu again. This year’s festive get-together is planned for Sunday, December 4th, at the Stuart House Hotel, in King’s Lynn. Please arrive at 12.30pm for a 1pm start. The meal costs £18.95 and orders should be telephoned to Steve Barker on 07771902182. Please place your orders by November 20th to avoid disappointment.
“Please place your orders by November 20th to avoid disappointment.”
Starters
Mains
Desserts
Vegetable Soup (v) (gf)
Roast Norfolk Turkey
Xmas Pudding (gfa)
With crusty bread and croutons
With roast potatoes, York- With brandy sauce shire pudding, pigs in blankets, stuffing and gra- Dark Chocolate and Orange Cheesecake vy.
Pork and Wild Mushroom Terrine (gf) With salad garnish and cranberry dressing
Smoked Salmon Roulade Stuffed with spinach and lemon cream cheese served with dill and mustard dressing
Shoulder of Lamb
Served with caramelised oranges
Stuffed with rosemary and Red wine and Cinnamon garlic, served with Yorkshire pudding, roast pota- poached Pear toes and gravy. With honey mascarpone
Baked Cod wrapped in Palma Ham (gfa) Served with ratatouille and pesto potatoes
Roasted Vegetables, Mozzarella & Risotto Cakes (v) (gfa) With herbed mash potatoes & roasted red pepper sauce All served with vegetables
gf=gluten free gfa=gluten free available v=vegetarian
HOW TO GROW DAFFODILS By Nolan Mills South Wootton in Bloom started with a sack of daffodils! In September 2003 Margaret Albinson called a group of parish councillors and others together for a meeting. We all made a contribution and Margaret was able to go to Wisbech auction market to buy a sack of daffodils. These bulbs were planted around the South Wootton village sign on the Green. They were a late white flowered variety and have appeared every spring since. Since then South Wootton in Bloom have planted more bulbs every autumn and they make the village so colourful in spring.
“Actually daffodils are quite easy to grow.” Actually daffodils are quite easy to grow. Provided they are planted correctly and not cut off too early after flowering they should emerge each spring indefinitely. Do not plant them too shallow; they should be planted three times as deep as the bulb is high i.e. at least 6 inches deep. You can use a bulb planter but this requires loose moist soil. I find the best technique is to dig out a cube of soil with a spade, plant a bulb in each corner and one in the middle (they look better planted in clumps) – so 5 bulbs to each digging. Add some bone meal to help with fertility. It is also essential to let the leaves die off after flowering so they should be left at least 6 weeks before cutting off or lifting; this is to allow the leaves to grow the bulb. Dead-heading after flowering also helps to put the plants energy into the bulb rather than the seed-head. If you look at a bulb catalogue you will be surprised there are so many varieties. My idea of a typical daffodil is all yellow, both trumpet and petals. In this regard over the past few years South Wootton in Bloom have planted a variety called St Keverne. This is an early, upright, yellow flowered variety which tolerates the wind and rain really well - I find the early flowering ones last longer in the cooler conditions. Of course you can use varieties which have different flowering dates to get a spread of flowering. A short early variety which is good for baskets and tubs is Tête-à-Tête - this is multi-stemmed and has made wonderful displays in the barrier baskets outside the parish office interspaced with blue hyacinths.