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Kansas 4-H Tip Sheet

May 18, 2015

State Horticulture Judging Contest

Submitted by Beth Hinshaw

The State 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest will be held Saturday, August 22, 2015 on the campus of Kansas State University, Manhattan.

The study material for the years 2015 & 2016 is taken from The Kansas Garden Guide, KSRE publication S-51 (Rev.) March 2010. This publication is available for purchase at local Extension offices or can be downloaded The Kansas Garden Guide.

The written exam selections from The Kansas Garden Guide include pp. 5-23 (Introduction, Planning a Garden, Composting, Soil Improvement,Seeding and Planting and pp 71-74 (Herbs). Be sure to use the 2010 version of the garden guide. This information will be available on the Kansas 4-H Website on the Horticulture Judging Contest page.

Effective January 1, 2015, contestants who have judged as an official team member at the National Junior Horticulture Association Judging Contest are not eligible to compete as a team or as an individual at the State Kansas 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest.

Registration materials will be available later this summer.