Orta have some contests

[olhillbilly]

How bout some of you like Joyce an Famfish an the rest of ya think of some gardening contests we can have.

I have been told by a member, that they were gonna have maters by May. I think 1st Ripe mater orta be a contest. ;D

Meybe biggest veggie of a type, or sumsuch . Gimme some ideas, here.

I think I can find some seeds or some garden tool of some sort for prizes.

[joyce]

Sounds like a good idea. I know I won't have no ripe maters by May. Crap I won't plant mine til then.

But yea like the biggest canteloupe, first ripe summer squash, anything like that sounds good to me.

[buzzard]

Um, do the deadest plants count?

[olhillbilly]

Only a buzzard wud have sumpthin Dead! ;D

[buzzard]

Well, gotta agree with you on that one LOL

[famfish]

How about the nicest picture of maybe 5 different things. Best picture of Sunflowers in your garden. A Lettuce bed. Flower bed, mixture of vegatables. Maybe also the best picture for the early garden like april , may june ect. Best all around picture. Then we can go with the best of four catogories in tomatoes like largest the most unusual, Best varities of colors & shapes. Biggest paste 0r roma type. Peppers we can do the same thing. I will donate 10packs of Mixed sunflower seeds with 50 seeds per pack. Maybe we could have a mixed seed package for a prize like 10 packs of all types of seeds I can also donate that! I will even add five bobbers as 5 prizes to this contest! so pictures will be the basis. Those are my suggestions.Lets see what everyone can suggest for prizes. Maybe this will make gardening even more fun this year.

[famfish]

What we have to do is make prizes every month as we progress to the end of the garden season. Start with maybe May for lettuce or flowers or just the looks of a beginning garden. Then each month we will have something different like june there are some plants that are done or growing nicely by then. First tomato in July. Sounds far off but time flies!

[olhillbilly]

great ideas! lets hear some more from you gardeners.

[WVsnowflake]

Well all this sounds good. But you can also have a spot for those who don't have room for a garden. Maybe the prettiest flower box. Or even a square foot garden.... Or a hand made flower / garden box from start to finnish.

[buzzard]

Oh, oh, oh, I'm gonna win, I'm gonna win. I got home today for the first time in 2 months (other than to run up and pick up my mail) and I have got the most beyootiful crop of..........ready for this?..............................................................................WEEDS! How come I can grow weeds, but no flowers???

[sadie6447]

My tomato plants are about 6 inches high right now and ready to be planted in a bigger container. I gonna have the first tomato!!!!!!

[joyce]

All great ideas. And like snowflake said for the ones who don't really have the space for a garden, I like the idea about the planter boxes and such.

[pharmerphil]

Ifin it stops rainin and we get sum sun, I'll compete with ya'll
We FINALLY got everything in last wednesday...it's rained everyday since...

[olhillbilly]

The rain has slowed down here. Now it rains every other day.

[joyce]

I've planted in the mud, chopped in the mud, tilled in the mud and even fell down in the mud this year so far.

Been a hard year on gardeners and farmers. Both of my gardens are doing good, the north garden alot better the south garden has been flooded a few times and alot of skips. Here's a few pictures.

Does the first ripe summer squash count? I will have some this weekend.
My north garden is so pretty, have to show how it's growing





Butternut squash. The ones on the other end had to be replanted



Summer squash, maters, cabbage







I have 5 blueberry bushes and they are loaded this year, don't know if you can really make them out yet but they are loaded like crazy



My poor south garden. Started once not to post any pictures but what is up is growing good. Just needs to stop raining. I may go back and replant some more of the skips

[WVsnowflake]

Way to go Joyce !!!! I have a lot of cleaning up around my olace before I get to plant anything!!!

[famfish]

Past post like this are great. Check out the nice garden pictures by joyce. nice pictures of yellow zucs! This makes me want to start digging!

[tentfire]

Those pictures are beautiful!!

[rick brumback]

Virginia has maters,just 44,000 pounds of em outta Painter Va.4,500 acre mater ranch.