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Old 05-06-2008, 11:24 PM
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Are we having a Virtual Vegetable Show for 2008. Oh Please say yes. It was such fun last year.
And if we are can we announce the categories soon - some of us eat our best stuff early !
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Old 05-06-2008, 11:26 PM
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Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please can we have another Virtual Veg show!!
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Can I just add my "please" to those above. Thanks Mrs D
The virtual show was a great success and enjoyed by all who participated - and probably by those who didn't. And as we have several thousand new members, competition should be greater !!
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Old 06-06-2008, 04:22 AM
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Me too. "pretty Please"
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Old 06-06-2008, 08:42 AM
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Same as they all said please (even though I don't even have flowers on my tomatoes yet)
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Old 06-06-2008, 09:34 AM
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A please from me too - it was what started me on this forum, and it is brilliant.
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Old 06-06-2008, 09:47 AM
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oh please yes that sounds fun.
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Old 06-06-2008, 10:52 AM
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Quick - before I eat all my long rhubarb sticks. (Oh, what a give-away!)
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Old 06-06-2008, 04:03 PM
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ooh this sounds like fun !!
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well I hated it!!!!!!! (coz I didn't win anything - not even a booby prize)


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Harumph,
Don't care if you do or not - I've got nothing to show anyway Bl@@dy rain

Seriously though, please can we have a show this year. It was such good fun last year and it is great to see everyone else's produce 'specially the funny ones.
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well I hated it!!!!!!! (coz I didn't win anything - not even a booby prize)


Dang, I didn't realise there was a booby class
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Dang, I didn't realise there was a booby class
HW's going to have fun when he sees this thread....and Madmax too probably

Maybe I'll manage to get techie enough this year to take piccies and post them!! It was great fun even though I didn't manage to enter last year!!
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Quick - before I eat all my long rhubarb sticks. (Oh, what a give-away!)
Take your piccies now, Flum. Save them on your computer, and send them in when they finally let us know what the catergories are. I missed out on rhubarb and gladioli last year (not that I would have won) but because my crops were finished before the categories were announced.
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Take your piccies now, Flum. Save them on your computer, and send them in when they finally let us know what the catergories are. I missed out on rhubarb and gladioli last year (not that I would have won) but because my crops were finished before the categories were announced.
I was thinking that myself earlier, while pulling rhubarb. But then I thought "How many do I photograph? 3? 5? Both? With leaves or without leaves...?!" So, I just cooked it!
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I'll ask the powers that be if it's going to go ahead again this year
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Old 07-06-2008, 09:09 AM
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Its not the winning that counts its the taking part and compering how big yours is
I'm looking forward to it
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I'm looking forward to it
We all know how big yours is Dobby

...... cucumber, that is
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Old 07-06-2008, 03:40 PM
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Oh yes please - I'm hoping to get a new camera very soon so I can enter this year.

My pride and joy from last year - Vivaldi spuds - is still on my son's mobile and we still haven't got round to being able to offload to a PC. I'm growing again this year so if I submit it won't be last year's crop - honest guv!

Even though I didn't/was unable to submit I did enjoy seeing everyone's efforts on the site.

Could we also have a new category along the lines of 'joker in the pack' - for the rudest/quirkiest/animal-like fruit and veg? Will raise many a laugh on a dull day.
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Old 07-06-2008, 03:43 PM
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how are we going to judge everyones booby's?
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Old 07-06-2008, 03:59 PM
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What is this Virtual Veg show cos as you know im fairly new to the Vine?
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Old 07-06-2008, 04:28 PM
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Cloud - if you click on The Grapevine> at the top of the page and then select

Virtual Grow your own veg show 2007 (well something like that) - the category on its own at the top of the list on front page - you'll get some idea of what the folks here entered.

I am indeed most jealous of some of their very fine entries!
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Old 07-06-2008, 04:32 PM
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Cloud heres the link
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ble-show-2007/

had a good time with this last year, if it happens a