June 16, 2016
2016 Horticulture Judging Contest
The State 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest will be held Saturday, August 20, 2016 on the campus of Kansas State University, Manhattan. Registration information will be on the web before July 1.
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 is available on the Kansas 4-H Website on the Horticulture Judging Contest page. Contest specifics will be available this summer.
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.
If you have questions about the contest please contact Beth Hinshaw (bhinshaw@ksu.edu) or Evelyn Neier (eneier@ksu.edu).