OVGPG RULES AND REGULATIONS
- OVGPG dues ($25./$35. US Funds) must be paid in full to enter. Open to the world.
- One entry per person per class (2 per family per class). One cash prize per family per class. 2nd entry will receive the appropriate plaque/ rosette for the placing but money will be passed down one notch. Child over 18 who resides with parents and grows own entries will be considered a separate family.
- All pumpkins/ squash will be weighed in the same class. The grower can enter 2 fruit in this category but eligible for the “Howard Dill” award (true pumpkin) and/ or “True Green Squash” award on the 2nd fruit. GPC guidelines to apply on questions of color.
- Judged by weight alone (1/2 pound increments except muskmelon and tomato- 1/ 100th pound increments). Long gourds to the 1/8 inch.
- Prune vine to within 1” of stem.
- No foreign matter (includes wax, lemon pledge, grafting wax or fungicides).
- Must be in good sound condition. Entries must be free of rot, holes/ cracks through to the cavity, fungicide residue and serious soft spots. Disqualified entries may be weighed for “Exhibition only”.
- Must be grown by the exhibitor. Grower does not have to be present if health, age, etc. prohibits. Must be approved by the site coordinator (Tim Parks) ahead of show.
- Judges decisions are final.
- Ties will be combined and prize money split equally.
- Specimen cannot have been weighed at any other event.
- No frozen or preserved entries allowed.
- Parks Garden Center, the Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers and the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth will not be responsible for any injury or accident associated with the pumpkin weigh-off.
*Pumpkins and squash must be on standard 4 way pallets. When unloading, please move your truck immediately to the parking area before registration. Due to time limitations, no other vegetables or fruit will be measured or weighed.
DIRECTIONS: Parks Garden Center is 3 miles SW of Canfield, Ohio on State Route 62. Canfield is SW of Youngstown, Ohio. Phone: (330) 533-7278.