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The winners have been announced in the 11th Genuine Jersey Royal Potato Growing Competition with Bel Royal Nursery taking home the heaviest crop award out of 32 schools with 1.7kg whilst D'Auvergne Gardening Club 3WA won the most tubers competition with a total of 50.
St. Martin's reception and Year 2 pupils at St. Luke's School were the runner-ups with 1.393kg and 49 tubers at the Grand Weigh-In that took place at Grouville Parish Hall on Thursday.
St. Lawrence won the award for best average weight with 1.009kg as well as the award for best presentation of the Jersey Royal. The highest average number of potatoes award went to Victoria College with 36, followed by St. Peter who got 35.
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St. Peter Grand Marché won both categories in the Co-op competition with 61 potatoes weighing 1.374kg.
Gallery Magazine and ITV Channel TV shared the top honours in the media section, with Gallery’s potatoes weighing 1.409kg and ITV's bucket containing 43 potatoes.
In the Constable’s section, Deidre Mezbourian of St Lawrence had the most potatoes with 43 tubers while Juliette Gallichan of St Mary produced the heaviest crop (1692.2g). In the WI competition, Trinity (Sheila Le Var) grew the heaviest crop with 1.604kg with St. Clément growing 46 tubers.
In the new Age Concern categor Bucket 4 had the most potatoes with a total of 50 while Bucket 6 contained the heaviest crop, 961.9g.
John Garton, Chief Executive of Genuine Jersey, said the competition had once again been a great success. "It is always fun but there is a serious side in that it teaches us all - especially the children - about the importance of our principal crop. We may buy our Royals from a supermarket or roadside stall but a huge amount of effort goes into growing them."
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