Evidence of Some plants or Carrot plants are vigorous □ □ □ Chlorosis (yellowing of leaves look and healthy, with good color Appearance leaves) unhealthy -Some plants have wilted leaves Plants have lots of Some evidence of No evidence of insect □ □ □ insect damage: insect damage damage -shot holes in leaves insect damaged leaves have Pests -bird damage been completely removed (not -flea beetles composted) INT. CONTAINERS CARROTS Plants are very Some unevenness Plants are even in size and □ □ □ Score /25 Uniformity uneven in size and in size and shape Plants are still Plants are within Plants are to mature □ □ □ immature 10% of suggested size Size size for second judging Carrots are too large, Some carrots are Carrots are evenly □ □ □ too thin or have thin too large, too thin shaped, and not longer Produce and thick parts and have thick parts than 20 cm Evidence of Some varieties of Plants are vigorous and □ □ □ Chlorosis (yellowing of plants look healthy, with good color Appearance leaves) unhealthy -Some plants have wilted leaves Plants have lots of Some evidence of No evidence of insect □ □ □ insect damage: insect damage damage Pests -bird or slug damage -insect damaged leaves have been completely removed (not composted) Plants are very Some unevenness Plants are even in size and □ □ □ uneven in size and in size and shape, shape, with no plants missing INT. CONTAINER Uniformity shape, with gaps with some gaps ZINNIAS Score /30 Zinnia plants are Some flowers are Flowers are upright and not □ □ □ flopping, laying on the flopping, laying on flopping Sturdiness ground with no stakes the ground -Have been staked if necessary Plants have few Some plants have Compact zinnia plants show □ □ □ branches, with no few branches, with evidence of pinching Pinching evidence of pinching little evidence of pinching Many dead flowers Some dead flower All dead flowers are □ □ □ evident on the plants heads remaining on removed from plants – Dead Heading no evidence of plants deadheading COMPOST There is a compost pile or □ composter on the property Score /10 SECOND JUDGING SCORE /90 TOTAL SCORE /140
INT. CONTAINERS CARROTS Score /25 Appearance □ Evidence of Chlorosis (yellowing of leaves) -Some plants have wilted leaves □ Some plants or leaves look unhealthy □ Carrot plants are vigorous and healthy, with good color Pests □ Plants have lots of insect damage: -shot holes in leaves -bird damage -flea beetles □ Some evidence of insect damage □ No evidence of insect damage insect damaged leaves have been completely removed (not composted) Uniformity □ Plants are very uneven in size and □ Some unevenness in size and □ Plants are even in size and shape Size □ Plants are still immature □ Plants are within 10% of suggested size for second judging □ Plants are to mature size Produce □ Carrots are too large, too thin or have thin and thick parts □ Some carrots are too large, too thin and have thick parts □ Carrots are evenly shaped, and not longer than 20 cm INT. CONTAINER ZINNIAS Score /30 Appearance □ Evidence of Chlorosis (yellowing of leaves) -Some plants have wilted leaves □ Some varieties of plants look unhealthy □ Plants are vigorous and healthy, with good color Pests □ Plants have lots of insect damage: -bird or slug damage □ Some evidence of insect damage □ No evidence of insect damage -insect damaged leaves have been completely removed (not composted) Uniformity □ Plants are very uneven in size and shape, with gaps □ Some unevenness in size and shape, with some gaps □ Plants are even in size and shape, with no plants missing Sturdiness □ Zinnia plants are flopping, laying on the ground with no stakes □ Some flowers are flopping, laying on the ground □ Flowers are upright and not flopping -Have been staked if necessary Pinching □ Plants have few branches, with no evidence of pinching □ Some plants have few branches, with little evidence of pinching □ Compact zinnia plants show evidence of pinching Dead Heading □ Many dead flowers evident on the plants – no evidence of deadheading □ Some dead flower heads remaining on plants □ All dead flowers are removed from plants COMPOST Score /10 □ There is a compost pile or composter on the property SECOND JUDGING SCORE /90 TOTAL SCORE /140
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