HORTICULTURE VEGETABLES ~ DEPT. DD
Vegetables will be judged for table use. Uniformity of size, shape and color of the specimens in the entry is important.
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
SECTION 1 PEPPERS
101 3 sweet peppers - California Wonder type
102 3 sweet peppers - any other bell type
103 3 peppers - cherry
104 3 peppers - chili
105 3 peppers - jalapeno
106 3 peppers - banana
107 3 peppers - cayenne
108 3 peppers - Anaheim
109 3 peppers - any other type
SECTION 2 ONIONS
201 3 onions - round, globe, spindle or top shaped
202 3 onions - flat or Bermuda type
203 6 green onions - bunched, 10 in. long, tied with 1/2” root
SECTION 3 TOMATOES
301 3 ripe tomatoes - stem off
302 3 Roma tomatoes
303 5 salad tomatoes - cherry, plum, patio or pear
304 3 green tomatoes - stem on
SECTION 4 SQUASH
401 3 summer squash - yellow, straight or crookneck
402 3 summer squash - Zucchini or Cocozelle 1/2” stem
403 3 summer squash - any other type
404 1 spaghetti squash
405 2 winter squash - acorn
406 2 winter squash - any other small type
407 1 large winter squash - Hubbard type
408 1 large winter squash - any other large type
409 2 pie pumpkins - small, sugar type
410 1 large field pumpkin
SECTION 5 CUCUMBERS
501 1 Ib. pickling cucumbers - less than 1” diam.
502 3 slicing cucumbers
503 3 burpless cucumbers
SECTION 6 MISCELLANEOUS
601 3 ears sweet corn - leave in husk
602 1 heads cabbage
603 1 heads cauliflower
604 1 heads broccoli
605 1 heads lettuce
606 1 bunches celery
607 3 radishes - bunched and tied
608 3 carrots - 1/2 in. tops
609 3 table beets - 2 in. tops
610 3 turnips - 1 in. tops
611 3 parsnips - 1 in. tops
612 1 Ib. yellow snap or wax beans
612A 1 lb. green beans
613 1 eggplants
614 Any other vegetable
615 Herbs, any variety - 3 stems
SECTION 7 POTATOES
Potatoes must be clean; do not wash unless unavoidable.
701 3 white potatoes
702 3 russet-type potatoes
703 3 red potatoes
SECTION 8 THE FUN GROUP
Basket must contain five different varieties of vegetables in any amount and will include two herbs.
801 5 ears decorative corn
802 Most unusual vegetable
803 Vegetable animal
804 Biggest pumpkin
805 Biggest cabbage
806 Biggest watermelon
807 Biggest tomato
808 Biggest squash
809 Biggest cucumber
810 Veggie basket - homegrown to be judged on presentation
811 Veggie basket - Store purchased - to be judged on presentation.
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