{"id":5170,"date":"2021-07-13T16:28:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T15:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/?p=5170"},"modified":"2025-03-25T13:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:50:36","slug":"grayshott-gardeners-summer-show-2021-class-49-potato-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/?p=5170","title":{"rendered":"Grayshott Gardeners Summer Show 2021:       Class 49-Potato Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gordon Rae thanked everyone who entered the competition and was delighted with the results<em>.<\/em> Grayshott Gardeners excelled themselves. There were 19 entries out of the 25 who collected their seed potatoes in February, more than any previous year. One more and they would not have fitted on Paul Coleman\u2019s table!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we were unable to hold a Summer Show in the Village Hall, undaunted, we held the potato competition out of the rain, in the garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Judges-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Judges-2.jpg 538w, https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Judges-2-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was a wide range of shapes and sizes. Helen Deighan\u2019s were the largest by far and looked as though they had been fed on steroids and Helen Sanderson\u2019s were very close behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That said our judge, Mavis Hallt, the wife of the late Mike Hallt, after whom the cup for class 49 is named, arrived armed with her list of \u2018Judging Criteria and Staging Hints\u2019, ready to make some difficult decisions. Mavis used the following guidance to come to her final decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Judges.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Judges.jpg 480w, https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Judges-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three potatoes exhibited should :-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Be carefully washed<\/li><li>Be shallow eyed<\/li><li>Be of uniform size<\/li><li>Be similarly sized as this is more desirable than being the largest\/heaviest.<\/li><li>Have clean unbroken skins<\/li><li>Have no sign of disease or scab<\/li><li>Be of a good size<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After considerable deliberation, sorting and re-sorting, Mavis delivered the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>First Prize and the Mike Hallt Cup<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Andy Karayianni<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/First-prize.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/First-prize.jpg 480w, https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/First-prize-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Second Prize <\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dick Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Third prize <\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gordon Rae<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fourth Prize<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mary Herbert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Prizes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Prizes.jpg 640w, https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Prizes-300x94.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mavis considered that Andy\u2019s potatoes, taking into account and balancing all the above criteria were worthy winners of the First Prize and the Mike Hallt Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cup will be presented to Andy, by the chairman Anne Waddell, at the first meeting we are able to hold back in the Village Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Andy-K.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Andy-K.jpg 505w, https:\/\/grayshottgardeners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Andy-K-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks once again to everyone who entered what is a fun competition when the GGs cannot hold a proper show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are particular thanks from the President and \u2018Mrs President\u2019 who have several fine boilings of exhibition spuds!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gordon Rae thanked everyone who entered the competition and was delighted with the results. Grayshott Gardeners excelled themselves. There were 19 entries out of the 25 who collected their seed potatoes in February, more than any previous year. One more and they would not have fitted on Paul Coleman\u2019s table! 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