Pass Creek Fall Fair is holding a “Youth Gardening Competition”.

Three youth age groups – 6 to 10, 11 to 15, 16 to 19 years are eligible to enter.

The contest requirements are to choose six agricultural categories from the fifteen listed, which includes: Fruits: apples, grapes-green, grapes-purple, pears, or plums. Flowers: petunia, marigold-dwarf, daisies, sweet peas, pansies. Vegetables: carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, beets-globe or beans green.

The youth may mix and or match the categories if they wish.

The contestants must grow, from bedding plants or seeds the plants chosen, and take care of vines and trees if fruits are chosen.

Each category entered must consist of four items the same variety.

Each contestant will write a short paragraph describing what he or she learned from growing and caring for their garden.

A money prize will be given, 1st - $50; 2nd - $45’ 3rd - $35; 4th $25;, winners in each age group. Each of the remaining contestants will receive a participation prize.

All contestants start to plan your garden soon. Prepare the soil, select the seeds and or bedding plants you will be using.

Further information and application forms will come in the printed media early August. The application forms will be in the Pass Creek Fall Fair exhibit book. Should you miss the application forms in the publications above phone me at 304-9468 before the end of August. Have fun everyone.

Remember the contest applications and written paragraphs must be received at the Pass Creek Fair office by September the 12th.

For inquiries please call Irene on cell phone # 304-9468.

Youth Gardening Application Form