2026 Class H: Roots, Fruits & Vegetables

Committee: Kristina Signer (519-588-0243), Crystal Hartung

Rules: Wipe specimen with a cloth to remove as much soil as possible – do not wash. Specimens with tops must be trimmed to 1” (unless stated otherwise). Choose large onions, do not peel but remove roots. Pumpkins and squash must still have their stems. All entries must be fresh and grown by the exhibitor. Ensure entries are uniform in size and shape, fresh, have good colour and are true to variety. Place entries on appropriately sized plates. Attach tags to plate or stems. Must be fully grown.

Prizes ~ 1st – $5.00, 2nd – $4.00, 3rd – $3.00

Vegetables:

1. Beans, 3 purple
2. Beans, 3 yellow
3. Beans, 3 green
4. Beets, 3 round
5. Beets, 3 long
6. Green Peas, 3 shelling
7. Cabbage, any colour, 1 head
8. Carrots, 3 of any variety
9. Sweet Corn – 3 yellow variety
10. Sweet Corn – 3 peaches and cream variety
11. Cucumbers – 3 slicing
12. Cucumbers – 3 pickling, 2” or less
13. Eggplant, 2 of any one variety
14. Garlic bulbs, 3 of any one variety
15. Kale, 3 leaves with stems of any one variety, in vase with water
16. Kohlrabi, 1 plant of any variety
17. Lettuce head, 1 named, in vase with water
18. Onions, 3 Spanish
19. Onions, 3 red
20. Onions, 3 multipliers
21. Onions, 3 Dutch set (cooking onion)
22. Peppers, 3 sweet red
23. Peppers, 3 sweet green
24. Peppers, 3 hot variety
25. Potatoes, 3 white or yellow
26. Potatoes, 3 red
27. Squash, acorn or pepper
28. Squash, spaghetti
29. Pumpkin, one white, largest by weight
30. Pumpkin, one green, largest by weight
31. Pumpkin, one orange, largest by weight
32. Pie pumpkin, 1 of any variety
33. Ornamental Corn – 3 of the same, with the husk still on
34. Mini Pumpkins, 2 of any variety
35. Gourds, 3 of any variety
36. Swiss Chard, 3 leaves with stems, of any one variety, in vase with water
37. Tomatoes, 3 red with stems
38. Tomatoes, 3 green with stems
39. Tomatoes, 3 plum with stems
40. Tomatoes, 1 pint cherry with stems
41. Tomatoes, 3 of any other colour than above, with stems
42. Tomato, 1 green, largest by weight
43. Heaviest garlic bulb, by weight
44. Any other vegetable not listed
45. Strangest looking vegetable, named
46. Largest and unusual vegetable, not listed above
47. Edible flowers, 1 named
48. Any dehydrated vegetable, named
49. Dry beans, 3 any variety, named
50. Heaviest Beef, any kind

Prizes ~ 1st – $5.00, 2nd – $4.00, 3rd – $3.00

Fruit:

51. Apples, 3 litre basket, red variety
52. Apples, 3 litre basket, not red variety
53. Pears, 3 litre basket
54. Watermelon, largest by weight
55. Any other fruit not listed above, named

Class Specials:

56. Longest Zucchini by length. Sponsored by Hawthorn Farm
57. Longest Carrot – trip top to 1”, entry will be measured to the end of the root. Sponsored by Harwill Farms
58. Best Tasting Tomato – Sponsored by Hawthorn Farm
59. Most points in Class H. Prizes ~ 1st – 25 Gift Certificate from Hawthorn Farm. 2nd – $25 Gift Certificate from North Wellington Co-Op. 3rd – $10 Gift Certificate from Hawthorn Farm.