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4-H Gardening Contest

Xavier Bell

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4-H members, put your gardening tools to the test and participate in the 2024 St. John 4-H Gardening Contest! This is a fun opportunity to produce your own produce and learn about the process.

Rules:

  1. Gardens must be worked primarily by 4-H members. Adults may assist with spading, rototilling, and control for insects and disease problems.
  2. Gardens may be individual plots or may be connected to a family garden. If connected to a family plot, rows must be marked off (stakes, string, etc.) and maintained by the 4-H member.
  3. Gardens may be a flat or raised beds or may be a container-grown gardens. Gardens with rows should have at least 2 rows that are 4-8 feet long each.
  4. Each garden MUST have the four vegetables planted: tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and beans.

Judging will take place in late May/early June; we recommend you plant early and consider using transplants where possible to have the maximum production at this time. Harvest any ripe vegetables, do not let them go to waste! Eat or give them away when they are ripe, and remember to keep a digital photo journal for the judges to look at.

The photo journal can be submitted in any way a 4-H member wishes. Examples include poster board, portfolio, picture book, digital, etc. Be sure to include captions to each photo and you have a minimum of 10 photos.

The deadline to submit photos is Friday, May 3, 2024

Awards will be given to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners

Gardening Contest Registration

1/29/2024 5:03:57 PM
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