MONTHLY COMPETITION

The monthly competition table is available for any member to exhibit something from their own garden, whether its cut flowers, pot plants or vegetables/fruits. Information on each section is listed below.
ITEM OF THE MONTH
January Three Tomatoes, Shown with Stalks (10 Cherry Tomatoes).
February One Container Marigold, 3-6 stems, One Variety, C.V.A.
March One Pot/Container Fern.
April One Container of Chrysanthemums, 6-10 stems, C.V.A.
May One Pot/Container Succulent/s.
June No Monthly Competition, Trivia Night.
July Bowl of Floating Flowers. No More Than 6 Blooms.
August A Floral Arrangement Using Flowers and Foliage, using own bowl/dish/container.
September One Container Mixed Cut Flowers, 6-10 stems, At Least Three Kinds.
October One Stem Spring Bulb.
November Three Flowers Shown Separately.

The Open Competition Sections for the year will be:

One Container Cut Flowers, A.N.S.
One Specimen Bloom, Truss or Spike.
One Pot/Container of Plant/s.
One Exhibit of Fruitor One Vase of Herbs.
One Exhibit of Vegetables.
An Item of Floral Art.
Item of the Month.
Best Exhibit of the Night.

 DEFINITIONS:
A.N.S. Means Any Number of Stems.
C.V.A. Means Colour Variation Allowed.
N.N.D. Means Not Necessarily Distinct.
S.S. Means Shown Singly.
Rules.
1/ Competition runs every month from January to November.
2/ A member can only exhibit a maximum of 3 items in each section.
3/ Each month, best exhibit in each section will be awarded 3 points. Second prize will receive 2 points. Any exhibits not winning will receive 1 point.
4/ At the end of the year points will be collated from each month, exhibitors with the highest points in each section will receive a prize. (Must have entered 3 separate months in that section to be eligible).
5/ Members are to use the Club supplied green tubes in the cut flower/specimen bloom sections.
6/ White cards are provided to write your name on, so the Judges will know who is the exhibitor.
7/ We encourage exhibitors to write the name of the plant/flower/vegetable.
8/ All pot plants are to be owned by the exhibitor for at least 2 months. Note: A pot size maximum of 30cm applies to all plants exhibited in pots and containers.

EXHIBITING HINTS

It is important to select vegetables that are uniform in size, shape and colour and free from insect, disease or mechanical injury. A vegetable may have several kinds but the individual specimens in the entry should all be the same variety. The size, shape or colour should be identical.

All exhibits should be clean. All specimens should be selected so that one specimen cannot be told from another. Numbers to make an exhibit.

Beans: 10.
Beetroot: 3.
Baby Beet: 5.
Broccoli: 1. head.
Brussel Sprouts: 10.
Capsicum: 3.
Carrots: 3, Baby Carrots 10.
Celery: 1.
Chillies: 5.
Choko: 3.
Cucumber: 1.
Egg Plant: 1.
Herbs: 1 bunch.
Leeks: 3.
Marrow: 1.
Onions: 3.
Parsnips: 3.
Peas: 10 pods.
Potatoes: 3.
Rhubarb: 5.
Silver Beet: 5.
Sweet Corn: 3.
Tomatoes: 3, Cherry: 10.
Zucchini: 3.