The following tips should, hopefully make showing easier and more productive, they are however not exhaustive and the exhibitor is recommended to ask for help from the Show Secretary or one of their fellow competitors who are always willing to give advice. Always leave yourself enough time.

 

General Tips

The major piece of advice has to be to read the schedule as judges never like to mark an entry NAS (Not As Schedule) so always ensure that the stated number of items are placed on the bench and that they are in the correct class.

 

All items should be clean and free from major blemishes but do not polish items such as apples. Exhibits should be tidy and displayed in an attractive manner. Where exhibits are of an equal calibre the judge will award 1st prize to the one that is better displayed.

 

Individual items should wherever possible be of equal size and shape. Unless stated vegetable exhibits should normally be of the same variety.