Bean seed pods are curvy, Some bean seed pods are Beans are soft and have bulges curvy and soft, and some are straight, slender straight, slender and firm and firm only – 3-4 bean plants -Cucumbers are too large, too -Some cucumbers are too per pole thin or have thin and thick large, too thin and have thick parts parts -Cucumbers are dark shiny green, Produce are evenly -Corn cobs are small and -Some corn stalks have only 1 shaped, and not spindly, with only 1 cob per cob, some cobs are small and longer than 20 stalk. Suckers evident spindly, and some suckers cm evident -Corn has 2 strong, sturdy cobs per stalk, with no suckers Evidence of Chlorosis Some varieties of plants Plants are (yellowing of leaves) look unhealthy vigorous and Appearance -Some plants have wilted healthy, with leaves good color Plants have lots of insect Some evidence of insect No evidence of damage: damage insect damage -holes in leaves -insect damaged Pests -gray on leaves leaves have been -leaf miner in zinnias completely -bird or slug damage on removed (not marigolds composted) Plants are very uneven in Some unevenness in size Plants are even size and shape, with gaps in and shape, with some gaps in in size and Uniformity rows rows shape, with no FLOWERS plants missing in /30 rows Flowers are flopping, laying Some flowers are flopping, Flowers are on the ground with no stakes laying on the ground upright and not flopping Sturdiness -Have been staked if necessary Flowers have few branches, Some flowers have few Compact with no evidence of pinching branches, with little evidence flower plants Pinching of pinching show evidence of pinching Many dead flowers evident Some dead flower heads All dead Dead on the plants no evidence of flowers are – Heading deadheading removed from plants COMPOST is a compost pile or Score /10 composter on the property SECOND JUDGING SCORE /105
Produce Bean seed pods are curvy, soft and have bulges -Cucumbers are too large, too thin or have thin and thick parts -Corn cobs are small and spindly, with only 1 cob per stalk. Suckers evident Some bean seed pods are curvy and soft, and some are straight, slender and firm -Some cucumbers are too large, too thin and have thick parts -Some corn stalks have only 1 cob, some cobs are small and spindly, and some suckers evident Beans are straight, slender and firm – only 3-4 bean plants per pole -Cucumbers are dark shiny green, are evenly shaped, and not longer than 20 cm -Corn has 2 strong, sturdy cobs per stalk, with no suckers FLOWERS /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: -holes in leaves -gray on leaves -leaf miner in zinnias -bird or slug damage on marigolds 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 in rows Some unevenness in size and shape, with some gaps in rows Plants are even in size and shape, with no plants missing in rows Sturdiness Flowers 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 Flowers have few branches, with no evidence of pinching Some flowers have few branches, with little evidence of pinching Compact flower plants show evidence of pinching Dead Heading Many dead flowers evident on the plants – no evidence of deadheading Some dead flower heads All dead flowers are removed from plants COMPOST Score /10 is a compost pile or composter on the property SECOND JUDGING SCORE /105
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