Kids' Page - Big Sunflower and Big Pumpkin Contest

PictureGabriel Nyandieka tended his pumpkin during the 2017 growing season. It was a whopping 338 pounds!
Each year, our garden club recognizes large pumpkin and large sunflower youth growers. Sunflowers are measured, and pumpkins are weighed at the Green Bay Farmers' Market in October. This is announced prior to the event through a Farmers' Market brochure and flyers distributed at previous weeks' market days. It is an established event over many years, so local people are aware of it. Pumpkin and sunflower seeds are available from our club in the spring.
Youth Gardening Awards
Two awards for the largest pumpkins (by weight) and two awards for the largest sunflowers (measured across the diameter of the seedhead) are as follows:
  • First place award is $50
  • Second place award is $25.
Pumpkins must be at least 25 pounds and sunflowers at least 16 inches wide.
Eligibility: Any youth between the ages of 6 to 18 from the northeastern Wisconsin area who has tended the growth and development of a sunflower or pumpkin during the current growing season.
The date for produce weigh-ins and contest entries is October 6, 2018. The Green Bay Downtown Farmers Market is located on South Washington Street to Walnut and Stuart Streets. For more information,
​click here. 
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Tyranie Gerbers (on right) with her 55-pound pumpkin.
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Hunter Gerbers with his 53-pound pumpkin.
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Gabriel Nyandieka tended his sunflower plant to produce a sunflower measuring 15.5 inches across.
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Jolie Guyette and Ritalyn Arps (Youth Weigh-in Chairperson) measuring Jolie's sunflower at 16.6 inches across.
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Will Harris with his parents. Will entered both contests with a 20.5-inch sunflower and an 81-pound pumpkin.
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Here are our 2017 winners. Gabe Nyandieka nurtured a 338 lb. pumpkin this year and won first place. Will Harris won second place with his 81 lb. pumpkin and he also won first place with a sunflower measuring 20.5 inches across the head. Jolie Guyette won second place with her 16.6 sunflower head.