have faded to where they are make them hard visible to read Hard packed Some Loose soil/soil mix not compacted Soil/Soil Mix soil/soil mix compaction of soil/soil mix SOIL/SOIL MIX No evidence of Some Soil/soil mix is well cultivated Cultivation cultivation evidence of /15 cultivation Many Some weeds No growing in pot Weeds growing in pot growing in pot Plants look Some Plants have healthy foliage, firm leaves unhealthy, with varieties of and good green color VEGETABLES & Appearance limp leaves plants look FLOWERS unhealthy Plants are Some Plants are even in size and shape Score /10 Uniformity very uneven in unevenness in size and shape size and shape FIRST JUDGING SCORE /50 SECOND JUDGING 3 4 5 Hard packed Some soil/soil mix not compacted Soil/Soil Mix soil/soil mix compaction of soil/soil mix SOIL/SOIL MIX No cultivation Some Soil/soil mix is well cultivated Cultivation evident evidence of Score /15 cultivation Many weeds Some weeds No growing in pot Weeds growing in pot growing in pot Cucumber Some Cucumbers are thinned to 20 cm apart plants are evidence of growing close thinning of the Cucumbers together, with cucumber no evidence of plants THINNING thinning Marigold Some Marigolds are thinned to 20 cm apart Score /10 plants are close marigold plants Marigolds together, with are too close no evidence of together thinning SECOND JUDGING Cont. 3 4 5 – Evidence of Some plants Cucumber plants are vigorous and Chlorosis or leaves look healthy, with good color (yellowing of unhealthy Appearance leaves) -Some plants JR. CONTAINER have wilted CUCUMBERS leaves Plants have Some No evidence of insect damage Score /25 lots of insect evidence of -insect damaged leaves have been damage: insect damage completely removed (not composted) Pests -shot holes in leaves -bird damage -flea beetles
have faded to make them hard to read where they are visible SOIL/SOIL MIX /15 Soil/Soil Mix Hard packed soil/soil mix Some compaction of soil/soil mix Loose soil/soil mix not compacted Cultivation No evidence of cultivation Some evidence of cultivation Soil/soil mix is well cultivated Weeds Many growing in pot Some weeds growing in pot No growing in pot VEGETABLES & FLOWERS Score /10 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 FIRST JUDGING SCORE /50 SECOND JUDGING 3 4 5 SOIL/SOIL MIX Score /15 Soil/Soil Mix Hard packed soil/soil mix Some compaction of soil/soil mix soil/soil mix not compacted Cultivation No cultivation evident Some evidence of cultivation Soil/soil mix is well cultivated Weeds Many weeds growing in pot Some weeds growing in pot No growing in pot THINNING Score /10 Cucumbers Cucumber plants are growing close together, with no evidence of thinning Some evidence of thinning of the cucumber plants Cucumbers are thinned to 20 cm apart Marigolds Marigold plants are close together, with no evidence of thinning Some marigold plants are too close together Marigolds are thinned to 20 cm apart SECOND JUDGING – Cont. 3 4 5 JR. CONTAINER CUCUMBERS Score /25 Appearance Evidence of Chlorosis (yellowing of leaves) -Some plants have wilted leaves Some plants or leaves look unhealthy Cucumber 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)
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