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State Fruits & Vegetables

INFORMATION FOR COMPETITORS

Online Registration Deadline: Sunday, August 9

In-Person Registration & Entry Drop-Off: Wednesday, August 12, 2-7 PM
Pickup: Sunday, August 23, 1-3 PM
Location: Made in Tennessee Building

Chairman: Bob Ary, (615) 351-6254, Sumner County Master Gardeners


RULES & REGULATIONS
1. Register online until Sunday, August 9 or exhibits can be entered at the Made in Tennessee Building between 2 - 7 PM on Wednesday, August 12.
2. If you are a Wilson County resident, you must enter in the Wilson County Fruits & Vegetable Competition in the same Class & Lot prior to entering the state competition.
3. All articles are exhibited at owner’s risk, but all reasonable precautions will be taken for protection of items. Deteriorated items will be discarded as required.
4. Prizes will be awarded on the decision of the judge.
5. Vegetables will be judged on quality (uniform in size, fresh, firm and undamaged; free of disease & insects.) If only one entry in class, it will not automatically win first place.
6. NO REFRIGERATED OR FROZEN ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
7. One entry per person in each lot.
8. All vegetables & fruits must be grown in the 2026 season.
9. All exhibits must be grown in home garden in the State of Tennessee.
10. Premiums will be paid & exhibits removed on Sunday, August 23 , from 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Entries left after 3:00 PM will be discarded.
11. Competition open only to Tennessee residents

CLASS 1 - TRUCK CROPS
Premiums: 1st - $12 • 2nd - $9 • 3rd - $7
1. Three (3) Irish Potatoes
2. Three (3) Sweet Potatoes
3. Three (3) Red-Skinned Potatoes
4. Muskmelon/Cantaloupe/Honeydew
5. Watermelon (Long)
6. Watermelon (Round)
7. Three (3) ears of White Corn (Sweet)
8. Three (3) ears of Yellow Corn (Sweet)
9. Three (3) ears of Bicolored Corn (Sweet)
10. Pumpkin (Jack O’Lantern type)
11. Three (3) ears of Popcorn
12. Three (3) ears of Indian Corn

CLASS 2 - FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Premiums: 1st - $12 • 2nd - $9 • 3rd - $7
1. Three (3) Red Tomatoes
2. Three (3) Yellow Tomatoes
3. Three (3) Pink Tomatoes
4. Three (3) Heirloom Tomatoes
5. Three (3) Roma Tomatoes
6. Three (3) Sausage Tomatoes
7. Ten (10) Small Cherry Tomatoes (Red)
8. Ten (10) Small Cherry Tomatoes (Other)
9. Ten (10) Large Cherry Tomatoes (Red)
10. Ten (10) Large Cherry Tomatoes (Other)
11. Ten (10) Grape Tomatoes
12. Three (3) White Onions (Roots Attached)
13. Three (3) Yellow Onions (Roots Attached)
14. Three (3) Red Onions (Roots Attached)
15. Five (5) Pole Beans
16. Five (5) Bush Beans
17. Five (5) Lima Beans
18. Five (5) Field Peas
19. Three (3) Bell Peppers (All Colors)
20. Three (3) Banana Peppers
21. Three (3) Green Cayenne Peppers
22. Three (3) Green Hot Peppers
23. Three (3) Red Hot Peppers
24. Three (3) Red Pimento Peppers
25. Three (3) Jalapeno Peppers (Green & Red)
26. Three (3) Habanero Peppers
27. Three (3) Superhot (Ex: Carolina Reaper, Ghost)
28. Three (3) Other Peppers
29. Five (5) Pods of Okra
30. Five (5) Pods of Red Okra
31. Three (3) Cucumbers
32. Three (3) Lemon Cucumbers
33. Three (3) Cucumbers, English Type, Long & Slim
34. Three (3) Yellow Squash
35. Three (3) Zucchini Squash
36. Three (3) White Squash
37. One (1) Butternut Squash
38. One (1) Acorn Squash
39. One (1) Eggplant
40. Three (3) Garlic Bulbs (Roots Attached)
CLASS 2A - FOR DISPLAY
Premiums at discretion of judge
1. Three (3) Red Apples
2. Three (3) Yellow Apples
3. Three (3) Pears
4. Three (3) Peaches
5. Cluster of Grapes - Blue, White, or Pink

CLASS 3 - BIGGEST FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Premiums: 1st - $12 • 2nd - $9 • 3rd - $7
Biggest by Weight (Pounds/Ounces)
1. Potato, Irish
2. Potato, Sweet
3. Tomato
4. Onion (Roots Attached)
5. Cantaloupe
6. Gourd
7. Cucumber
8. Squash
9. Bell Pepper
10. Apple
11. Pear
12. Peach
Longest by Inches
13. Dipper Gourd
14. Green Bean
15. Cucumber
16. Loofah

CLASS 4 - SUPER BIGGEST VEGETABLES
Premiums: 1st - $25 • 2nd - $20 • 3rd - $15
1. Biggest Pumpkin (wt.)
2. Biggest Watermelon (wt.)
3. Tallest Sunflower with Stalk (ft./in.) (head attached & with or without roots)
4. Largest Sunflower (head by diameter)

CLASS 5 - GARDEN VEGETABLE DISPLAY
Premiums: 1st - $15 • 2nd - $13 • 3rd - $11 • 4th - $9
5th - $7 • 6th - $5
Must have been raised in home garden this year.
(Minimum of eight (8) different fruits or vegetables arranged in a suitable container)

CLASS 6 - GARDEN PEPPER DISPLAY *NEW*
Premiums: 1st - $15 • 2nd - $13 • 3rd - $11 • 4th - $9
5th - $7 • 6th - $5
Must have been raised in home garden this year. (Minimum of five (5) different types of peppers arranged in a suitable container.

CLASS 7 - HAND DECORATED PUMPKIN/GOURD
Premiums: 1st - $15 • 2nd - $10 • 3rd - $5
1. Pumpkin
2. Gourd

CLASS 8 - UGLIEST VEGETABLE
Premium: $3.33

CLASS 9 - PATRIOTIC THEME FOR 250TH YEAR CELEBRATION *NEW*

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