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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Getting Ready; County Fair

Most of the collection of vegetables
Our county fair is this week and I'm scrambling to get my veggies ready to take to the fairgrounds, having to juggle some crazy work stuff along with that.

Besides some single veggie entries I'm also entering the vegetable collection. This first pic is most of them, the other one are things that would wilt quickly so they are waiting in a jar of water until I take off.



the rest of the veggie collection
There are 23 things in my veggie collection:



SPAGHETTI SQUASH
TROMBONCINO SQUASH
BUTTERCUP SQUASH
BABY BLUE HUBBARD SQUASH
YELLOW ZUCHINNI SQUASH
WHITE PATTY PAN SQUASH

YELLOW WAX BEANS
KENTUCKY WONDER BEANS
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA BEANS
TRIONFO VIOLETTO BEANS

RED CURRANT TOMATO
SNOW WHITE TOMATO
PRINCEPE BORGHESE TOMATO
AMISH PASTE TOMATO

RAINBOW CHARD
RED BURGUNDY AMARANTH


ALL BLUE POTATO
GERMAN BUTTERBALL POTATO
YUKON GOLD POTATO

TOKYO LONG WHITE GREEN ONION
GREEN BELL PEPPER (UNKNOWN VARIETY)
GREEN CHILI, JOE E. PARKER

EASTER EGG RADISH
PURPLE DRAGON CARROT

STREAKED EGGPLANT
PURPLE EGGPLANT

I'm also entering some of the same veggies in their individual classes and have them sorted and labeled to make it easier when I get to the fair grounds.

winter squash
 
That Tromboncino weighs in at 12 pounds as near as I can figure (I had to use the bathroom scale!)










tomatoes, potatoes, chili, beans


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6 comments:

  1. MarciaSeptember 18, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    I think you'll win lots of ribbons with those entries. Take a photo of those ribbons to post later.

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  2. MarySeptember 18, 2012 at 2:10 PM

    Wow, what a great variety!

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  3. Cozy Thyme CottageSeptember 18, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    Oh how fun! (and work!) I remember going to our little county fair when I was young. Wishing you well! Nancy

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  4. AndreaSeptember 18, 2012 at 8:21 PM

    Country fairs are so much fun, admiring every ones produce and handcrafts. Good luck with your veggies and have a great time !

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  5. DebbieSeptember 20, 2012 at 5:16 AM

    Good luck at the fair...I love looking at the produce everybody grows!

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  6. Mary HysongSeptember 23, 2012 at 6:41 AM

    Thanks everyone! I only had a bit of time to look around at the entries after judging, I know that my Tromboncino took a blue ribbon and my veggie collection took 3rd. Several other things got 2nd & 3rds. I also took one chicken and several ducks; my little Welsh Harlequin drake got a blue; I think everyone else was red. I'll do a fair posting later after I collect everything from the fair grounds.

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