4-H Garden Contest

Garden Kick-off will be April 24, 2008

Date:  Register by ;  Garden judging by appointment 

Eligibility: Grades 3-12.  Youth in K-2^nd grades may participate, but not compete.

Team or Individual:  Individual, families or clubs.

Description:  Contestants prepare, plant, and maintain their own gardens at their homes. Volunteer judges visit their garden during the summer to evaluate the garden and give helpful suggestions.  The children keep a garden journal throughout the summer to track the maintenance and yield from their garden. In the fall, their garden journal is turned into the 4-H Office. Contestants are evaluated on the care and maintenance of their garden, yields from their garden, and their garden journals.

Awards:  Youth in K-2^nd grade receive a participation ribbon.  All other youth receive a certificate and earn a blue, red or white ribbons based on the Danish judging system:

·          Blue (excellent): 90-100

·          Red (good ): 75-89

·          White (fair): 74 and below

We wish to express our appreciation to the following 4-H Gardening Contest sponsor: