🌼 Enter the WHGAA Garden & Allotment Produce Show!

Saturday 5th September 2026

Caroline Haslett Primary School, Faraday Drive, Shenley Lodge, MK5 7DF

Whether you’re a seasoned grower or just proud of a few home‑grown gems, we’d love to see your produce on the show benches this year. The WHGAA Garden & Allotment Produce Show is one of the highlights of our calendar — a celebration of everything our members grow, share and enjoy.

🌿 Why take part?

• It’s friendly, fun and open to all abilities
• A brilliant way to showcase what you’ve grown
• Great community spirit — everyone cheers each other on
• You might surprise yourself and win a class or two
• Children love getting involved too
• Win a certificate or 2
• Prizes for top winners

🧑‍🌾 Who can enter?

All entrants must be WHGAA members — and membership is only £2.50 per year.

If you’re not yet a member, now is the perfect time to join.

🥕 What can you enter?

From potatoes to pumpkins, beans to brassicas, and even the odd amusing vegetable — there’s a class for everyone. Whether your plot is large, small, or just a few pots on the patio, you’re welcome to take part.

📍 Event details

Date: Saturday 5th September 2026

Venue: Caroline Haslett Primary School

Address: Faraday Drive, Shenley Lodge, MK5 7DF

WHGAA – Produce Show – 5th September 2026

🕒 Show Schedule

Time	Activity
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon	📝 Exhibits to be registered at the venue
12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.	🏅 Judging takes place
From 2:00 p.m.	🎟️ Free admission for Members and their guests
2:30 p.m.	🏆 Prize awards and certificates for each category
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	🧺 Auction of donated Show Produce

Bring your best, have some fun, and help make this year’s show the biggest and brightest yet.

Section A – Vegetables

1	🧄 5 Garlic – standard		15	🥬 3 Leeks – max length 375 mm with leaves
2	🧄 3 Garlic – elephant		16	🥒 3 Courgettes (uniform size)
3	🧅 5 Shallots		17	🥒 1 Marrow
4	🥔 5 White potatoes (uniform size)		18	🎃 1 Pumpkin
5	🥔 5 Red potatoes (uniform size)		19	🎃 1 Squash
6	🧅 3 White onions		20	🌱 3 Same root vegetable – not carrot or parsnip
7	🧅 3 Red onions		21	🥬 1 Cabbage
8	🫘 5 Runner beans		22	🥦 1 Cauliflower
9	🫘 5 French beans		23	🥬 3 of any brassica – not cabbage or cauliflower
10	🌶️ 3 Chillies		24	🫘 3 pods of any podded vegetable – not French or runner beans
11	🫑 3 Sweet peppers (capsicums)		25	🎃 1 Heaviest vegetable – pumpkin or squash
12	🥕 5 Carrots with 50 mm tops		26	🥕 1 Heaviest any other vegetable
13	🌽 3 Sweetcorn with outer leaves		27	🤪 1 Unusual or amusing‑looking vegetable
14	🥕 3 Parsnips with 50 mm tops		28	🧺 Selection of 4 different vegetables – 1 of each

Section B – Salad

1	🌱 3 Beetroot with 50 mm tops		5	🥬  5 Spring onions
2	🥒 1 Cucumber		6	🍅 5 Cherry tomatoes with stalks
3	🥬 1 Lettuce		7	🍅 5 Salad tomatoes with stalks
4	🌱 5 Radish		8	🍅 3 Large beef tomatoes with stalks

Section C – Soft Fruit

1	🍎 5 Apples with stalks		5	🍐 5 Pears with stalks
2	🍓 5 Raspberries with stalks		6	🌿 3 Sticks of rhubarb with 75 mm trimmed leaves
3	🍇 1 Bunch of currants (any colour)		7	🍈 Any other fruit with stalks where appropriate
4	🍑 5 Plums with stalks		8

Section D – Flowers

1	🌸 1 Bunch of one type of flowers		3	🌿 1 Bunch of one type of herbs
2	💐 1 Bunch of a selection of flowers		4	🌿💚 1 Bunch of a selection of herbs

Section E – For children up to 16 years old (inclusive)

1	🐢 An animal made from vegetables and/or fruit		4	🌱 A garden in a standard seed tray
2	📸 Garden or allotment‑related 10 × 15 cm photo		5	🧺 Any item as in Sections A to D (above)
3	🎨 An A4 size drawing or painting of nature

Section F – Photography. All photos to measure 10cm x 15cm

1	📸 Garden or allotment‑related photograph (10 × 15 cm)		3	😂 Humorous garden or allotment‑related photograph
2	🏞️ Photo of a local site within any local Parish (please state the Parish with the picture)

Section G – Jams, Pickles & Chutneys NB: All jars must state all ingredients for allergens and intolerances

1	🍓 A jar of homemade soft‑fruit (pips) jam		3	🥒 A jar of homemade pickle
2	🍑 A jar of homemade hard‑fruit (stones) jam		4	🧅 A jar of homemade chutney

Section H – Cakes

1	🍰 ANY sponge or cake to your own recipe (ingredients MUST be listed with entry)

📜 Show Rules 

📝 Entry Forms

• A copy of the Entry Form is available in the latest version of Groundworks and from The Hut.

🌿 Eligibility

• Entries are open to WHGAA Members, their children and grandchildren.
• All exhibits must be grown by or be the work of the exhibitor.

🧺 Entries

• Any number of categories may be entered in each Section, but no more than two exhibits per category, up to a maximum of 25 exhibits per named Member.
• Each category should be marked with either a ‘1’ or ‘2’ on the Entry Form.
• Where a class states 5 apples or 3 beetroots, all must be of the same variety.
• Photographs must be affixed to an A4 sheet of paper or card.
• Exhibit fee: 20 pence per exhibit.
• Please complete the Entrant’s details section at the bottom of the Entry Form and bring it with your exhibits.
• Bring your total entry fee and Membership Card to the Show.

🌸 Display Requirements

• Flowers and herbs should be displayed as cut stems or bunches, not as plants in soil.
• Jams, pickles and chutneys must have jar lids dressed, and jams/chutneys should include waxed discs covering contents.

🌟 Some Tips for Exhibitors

• Presentation matters — a well‑displayed entry always looks more appealing to the judges.
• Do not oil vegetables or fruit; show them clean, fresh and naturally trimmed/dressed where required.
• Onions, shallots and garlic look smarter when the stems are tied neatly with raffia or string.
• Displaying vegetables on a plate helps set them off nicely — paper plates will be available on the day.
• To stop onions, shallots and garlic rolling around, place them on a thin layer of sand or similar material.
• Fruit should be shown with stalks attached where specified, and not polished.
• Wrap flower and herb stems in wet paper towelling before staging to keep them turgid and fresh.
• Flowers and herbs must be displayed in a vessel provided by the exhibitor — water will be supplied.