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Garden Harvest Contest Announces Winners
Contributed by: Bill Orchard on 9/10/2005

The Garden Harvest Contest returned to the Arvada Harvest Festival today after a four year absence.  Young's Market and Garden Center sponsored this year's event which included 45 entries in 11 categories with fourteen entries alone competing for the Largest Zucchini in Arvada.  Special thanks to our judges:  Kyle, Jackie, Erika and Evan.  This year's winners are listed below.

Garden Harvest Contest Winners:

  Largest Ripe Tomato
1. Wendell Fitzgerald (1 ½ lb)
2. Mike Flett

Longest Green Onion
1. Doug Magee (76 cm)
2. McConnelle
3. Kettle

Heaviest Cabbage
1. Marge Ruddie (11 ½ lbs)

Largest Bell Pepper
1. Debbie Kerr (33.2 cm dia)
2. Jacquelyn Russell
3. Midori Krieger

Longest Green Bean
1. Jacquelyn Russell (25.3 cm)
2. Midori Krieger
3. Debbie Kerr

Longest Carrot with Top
1. Midori Krieger (86.1 cm)
2. Janice Mulvaney

Heaviest Beet
1. Debbie Kerr (2 ¼ lbs)
2. Mike Flett

Largest Zucchini / Summer Squash
1. McConnelle (9lb, 12 oz)
2. Julie Purcella
3. Kona & Taylor Moore

Longest Chili Pepper
1. Midori Krieger (28.5 cm)
2. Jack Appelhans
3. Debbie Kerr

Most Interesting Shape
1. Midori Krieger (3 rooted carrot)
2. Jacquelyn Russell (wrinkled green bean)
3. Doug Magee (double tomato)

Ugliest Garden Shoes
1. Midori Krieger
2. Doug Magee

 




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Bill Orchard

Arvada , CO

Bill Orchard has posted 77 stories and 15 comments since joining on 9/14/2005. Bill Orchard 's average story rating is 5.
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