Hard packed soil Some compaction of soil Loose soil not between rows between rows of plants compacted. No Soil evidence of foot traffic No hoeing and raking Some evidence of hoeing Soil is well Cultivation evident and raking hoed and SOIL Many weeds growing in Some weeds growing in No weeds Score /20 plot plot growing in plot, or within .5 metre of garden Weeds plot of weeds are left in Some pulled are still All weeds are the plot laying around removed from the garden plot Plants look unhealthy, Some varieties of plants Plants have with limp leaves look unhealthy healthy foliage, Appearance firm leaves and good green color Plants are very uneven Some unevenness in size Plants are even VEGETABLES & FLOWERS in size and shape and shape in size and shape /20 Gaps in rows May be a few gaps in No plants Uniformity rows missing in rows Rows of plants are Some bows in rows Straight rows crooked FIRST JUDGING SCORE /80 SECOND JUDGING 3 4 5 Hard packed soil between Some compaction of soil soil not rows between rows of plants compacted. No Soil evidence of foot traffic No hoeing or raking evident Some evidence of hoeing or Soil is well Cultivation raking hoed or raked SOIL Many growing in plot Some weeds growing in No weeds Score /20 plot growing in plot. No weeds growing within Weeds .5 metre of garden plot Piles of weeds are left in the Some pulled weeds are still All weeds are plot laying around removed from the garden plot Vegetable plants are Some vegetable varieties Vegetables are growing close together in are thinned thinned as rows, with no evidence of follows: THINNING & HILLING Thinning thinning 5-7 cm Score /15 Vegetables Carrots 2 cm Corn 20-25 cm Lettuce 20-25 cm
SOIL Score /20 Soil Hard packed soil between rows Some compaction of soil between rows of plants Loose soil not compacted. No evidence of foot traffic Cultivation No hoeing and raking evident Some evidence of hoeing and raking Soil is well hoed and Weeds Many weeds growing in plot Some weeds growing in plot No weeds growing in plot, or within .5 metre of garden plot of weeds are left in the plot Some pulled are still laying around All weeds are removed from the garden plot VEGETABLES & FLOWERS /20 Appearance Plants look unhealthy, with limp leaves Some varieties of plants look unhealthy Plants have healthy foliage, firm leaves and good green color Uniformity Plants are very uneven in size and shape Some unevenness in size and shape Plants are even in size and shape Gaps in rows May be a few gaps in rows No plants missing in rows Rows of plants are crooked Some bows in rows Straight rows FIRST JUDGING SCORE /80 SECOND JUDGING 3 4 5 SOIL Score /20 Soil Hard packed soil between rows Some compaction of soil between rows of plants soil not compacted. No evidence of foot traffic Cultivation No hoeing or raking evident Some evidence of hoeing or raking Soil is well hoed or raked Weeds Many growing in plot Some weeds growing in plot No weeds growing in plot. No weeds growing within .5 metre of garden plot Piles of weeds are left in the plot Some pulled weeds are still laying around All weeds are removed from the garden plot THINNING & HILLING Score /15 Thinning Vegetables Vegetable plants are growing close together in rows, with no evidence of thinning Some vegetable varieties are thinned Vegetables are thinned as follows: 5-7 cm Carrots 2 cm Corn 20-25 cm Lettuce 20-25 cm