Thinking ahead- Potato planting

Thinking ahead- Potato planting

Choose a cool light site to start chitting main crop potatoes. Early varieties that have developed good sprouts can be potted up now. Place compost a third of the way up a potato bag . Place three potatoes well spaced out. Cover with compost. Water well. When they...
Ten Days to Go

Ten Days to Go

With ten days to go before the show the pots should have stems that have reached their full height. The flower heads should have started to bow and break to reveal the bloom. Warm and sunny locations of pots will encourage this whereas placing the pots in cool and...
Hints for Spring Bulbs

Hints for Spring Bulbs

Hint1 – If leaves are too yellow slow down the growth by putting in a cooler location. Hint 2 – Speed growth by placing in a warmer, brighter place Hint 3 -Staking may be required if wind is an issue.
Focus on Spring Bulbs

Focus on Spring Bulbs

  It is under five weeks to the show and time to keep a close eye on potted bulbs progress.  Below are a few tips to help them reach show day at their best. 1- Keep the pots well watered- moist not sitting in water 2- Ensure steady sturdy green foliage growth by...
Chocolate Truffle Recipe for Spring Show

Chocolate Truffle Recipe for Spring Show

Recipe for Snowball Truffles To make 15 truffles 175g [6oz] white chocolate drops 25g [1 oz] unsalted butter 50g [2 oz] plain sponge cake 4 tablespoons of deciccated coconut Small paper cases 1 Fill a large pan with one quarter of water and heat it until the water...
Sad News

Sad News

  The Society is shocked to learn of the death of one of our Directors,  Janet McCall. Janet had only been with the society a short while yet had brought fresh perspectives to the organisation and helped raise the society profile to be the ” Horti” of...
Members Spring Bulb Planting Workshop

Members Spring Bulb Planting Workshop

This year “Unsurpassable” daffodils, a division 1 trumpet bulb, was handed out to sixteen members at the annual bulb planting workshop. This year we welcomed one new competitor to be challenged to nurture the bulbs into bloom for the 18th March. To make...
“The Good Doers”

“The Good Doers”

Thanks to Graeme Butler from Rumbling Brig Nursery, Kinross, members learned of plenty of reliable, virtually indestructible plants for our local area with long lasting flowering periods and tolerance for difficult growing conditions. His illustrated talk, yesterday...
Summer Show Awards Results

Summer Show Awards Results

Royal Horticultural Society of Perthshire     Summer Show Awards August 2016 Major Awards Royal Horticultural Society Banksian Medal – Exhibitor with the most points in Classes 1 – 115  ( Cut flowers, Pot Plants, Fruit and Vegetables) Won By:-  Ian...