HORTICULTURE
VEGETABLES ~ DEPT. DD

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Entries close at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 5th (see Open Class Schedule for complete entry times) in the South Exhibit Hall.  Judging begins at 11:30 AM. All entries released between 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM, Sunday, August 9, 2009. NO EXCEPTIONS. Two entries per person, per class will be accepted.

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
102 3 hot peppers

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
402 1 spaghetti squash
403 2 small winter squash
404 1 large winter squash
405 2 pie pumpkins - small, sugar type
406 1 large field pumpkin
407 3 miniature pumpkins

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 12 yellow snap or wax beans
612A 12 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 potatoes