Here we grow! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the 2022 Virtual Home Gardeners’ Exhibit. We have greatly enjoyed seeing the variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers that you harvested this year.
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Winners
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Best Overall
Jen Krueger's Dahlia’s on Elephant ear
Best Overall
Jen Krueger's Dahlia’s on Elephant ear
Grown by: Jen Krueger of Willington, CT
Variety: ‘Thomas Edison, ‘Kelvin Floodlight’, ‘Motto’, ‘Boom Boom Yelllow’
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Best Hierloom
Kristina Tyree's Snapdragons
Best Hierloom
Kristina Tyree's Snapdragons
Grown by Kristina Tyree of Franklin, MA
Variety: Magic Carpet
Entrant’s Comments: “This item was winter sown in a milk jug”
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Best Non-Heirloom
Rita Borovicka's Autumn’s Display Gourd and Chinese Lantern
Best Non-Heirloom
Rita Borovicka's Autumn’s Display Gourd and Chinese Lantern
Grown by Rita Borovicka of Coventry, CT
Variety: Physalis Slkekengi
Entrant’s Comments: “These white gourds always do the best from a packet of mixed seeds.”
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Honorable Mention
Shelley Duff's Morning Glory
Honorable Mention
Shelley Duff's Morning Glory
Grown by Shelley Duff of Lebanon, CT
Variety: Morning Glory
All Entries
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Sarah Siegfried's Heirloom Watermelon Tomatoes
Sarah Siegfried's Heirloom Watermelon Tomatoes
Grown by Sarah Siegfried of Cobleskill, NY
Variety: Heirloom Watermelon Tomatoes
Entrant’s Comments: “Some of these tomatoes are am heirloom variety called Watermelon beefsteak.”
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Sarah Siegfried's Heirloom Squash and Hanging Sunflowers
Sarah Siegfried's Heirloom Squash and Hanging Sunflowers
Grown by Sarah Siegfried of Cobleskill, NY
Variety: Tahitian Melon
Entrant’s Comments: “These are squash and sunflowers I grew in my garden this year on my porch.”
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Sarah Siegfried's Squash
Sarah Siegfried's Squash
Grown by Sarah Siegfried of Cobleskill, NY
Variety: Blue Hubbard
Entrant’s Comments: “Blue Hubbard squash grown in my garden.”
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Sarah Siegfried's Carrots
Sarah Siegfried's Carrots
Grown by Sarah Siegfried of Cobleskill, NY
Variety: Red carrots
Entrant’s Comments: “Beautiful red carrots outside with orange inside from my garden.”
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Sarah Siegfried's Zinnias
Sarah Siegfried's Zinnias
Grown by Sarah Siegfried of Cobleskill, NY
Variety: Zinnia Mix
Entrant’s Comments: “Mix of zinnias in old pot from my garden.”
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Sarah Siegfried's Sunflowers
Sarah Siegfried's Sunflowers
Grown by Sarah Siegfried of Cobleskill, NY
Variety: Black Dye Sunflowers
Comments from Entrant: “Heirloom variety of sunflowers used to make dyes in shades of purple and gray.”
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Jessica Groleau's Red and Yellow BiColor Zinnia Bloom
Jessica Groleau's Red and Yellow BiColor Zinnia Bloom
Grown by Jessica Groleau of Monson, MA
Variety: Zinnia ‘Peppermint Stick’
Entrant’s Comments: “The ‘Peppermint Stick” cultivar is supposed to be yellow with red stripes. This one flower came as a pleasant surprise when it bloomed as a bicolor.”
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Jessica Groleau's Garden Fresh Bouqet
Jessica Groleau's Garden Fresh Bouqet
Grown by Jessica Groleau of Monson, MA
Variety: Zinnia, Snapdragons and Hydrangeas Bouquet
Entrant’s Comments: “Creating and giving garden bouquets from my seed-grown cut flower garden is one of my favorite garden past times. A true fruit of my labor”
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Kristina Tyree's Squashes
Kristina Tyree's Squashes
Grown by Kristina Tyree of Franklin, MA
Variety: Blue Hubbard, buttercup, and orange magic squashes, sweet potato
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Jen Krueger's Cherry Tomato
Jen Krueger's Cherry Tomato
Grown by: Jen Krueger of Willington, CT
Variety: Sungold
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Jen Krueger's Alchemilla Mollis (Lady’s Mantle)
Jen Krueger's Alchemilla Mollis (Lady’s Mantle)
Grown by: Jen Krueger of Willington, CT
Variety: Alchemilla mollis(Lady’s Mantle), Straight species
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Jen Krueger's Perennial Textures
Jen Krueger's Perennial Textures
Grown by: Jen Krueger of Willington, CT
Variety: Achillea ‘Moonshine’, Ajuga ‘Chocolate Chip’, Lysimachia ‘Aurea’, Sedum ternatum
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Krystal Phelps' Peony
Krystal Phelps' Peony
Grown by Krystal Phelps of Sharon, MA
Variety: Unidentified but possibly Raspberry Sorbet
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Christine Ellis's Pumpkins
Christine Ellis's Pumpkins
Grown by Christine Ellis of South Kingstown, RI
Variety: Connecticut Field
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Christine Ellis's Calendula
Christine Ellis's Calendula
Grown by Christine Ellis of South Kingstown, RI
Variety: Flashback
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Christine Ellis's Sunflower
Christine Ellis's Sunflower
Grown by Christine Ellis of South Kingstown, RI
Variety: Arikara
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Cathy Ryan's Lettuces
Cathy Ryan's Lettuces
Grown by Cathy Ryan of Attleboro, MA
Variety: Unidentified
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Cathy Ryan's Squash
Cathy Ryan's Squash
Grown by Cathy Ryan of Attleboro, MA
Variety: Unidentified
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Cathy Ryan's Tomatoes
Cathy Ryan's Tomatoes
Grown by Cathy Ryan of Attleboro, MA
Variety: Unidentified
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Cathy Ryan's Onions
Cathy Ryan's Onions
Grown by Cathy Ryan of Attleboro, MA
Variety: Unidentified
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Rita Borovicka's Kale
Rita Borovicka's Kale
Grown by Rita Borovicka of Coventry, CT
Variety: Blue Curled Vates
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Rita Borovicka's Tomatoes
Rita Borovicka's Tomatoes
Grown by Rita Borovicka of Coventry, CT
Variety: Plum
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Rita Borovicka's Tomatoes
Rita Borovicka's Tomatoes
Grown by Rita Borovicka of Coventry, CT
Variety: German Stripe
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Patricia Thibeault-Ram's Squash
Patricia Thibeault-Ram's Squash
Grown by Patricia Thibeault-Ram of Cherry Valley, MA
Variety: Crookneck
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Patricia Thibeault-Ram's Runner Beans
Patricia Thibeault-Ram's Runner Beans
Grown by Patricia Thibeault-Ram of Cherry Valley, MA
Variety: Scarlet Runner Bean
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Patricia Thibeault-Ram's Runner Beans
Patricia Thibeault-Ram's Runner Beans
Grown by Patricia Thibeault-Ram of Cherry Valley, MA
Variety: Wren Bean
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Patricia Thibeault-Ram's Carrots
Patricia Thibeault-Ram's Carrots
Grown by Patricia Thibeault-Ram of Cherry Valley, MA
Variety: Long Carrot
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Lori Elliott's Potatoes
Lori Elliott's Potatoes
Grown by Lori Elliott of Burlington, MA
Variety: Irish Cobbler
Entrant’s Comments: “This was my first year trying this circa 1870s variety and they are a delicious potato with a nice smooth texture. They did well overall despite the drought and heat wave.”
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Lori Elliott's Flowers
Lori Elliott's Flowers
Grown by Lori Elliott of Burlington, MA
Variety: Globe Amaranth
Entrant’s Comments: “I started these indoors from some older leftover seeds from previous years, and only a few seeds actually germinated, so I didn’t have very high hopes for the tiny seedlings I transplanted outdoors, but I was pleasantly surprised to see these flowers growing and thriving better than many of my other plants even with the drought this year.”
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Kristina Tyree's Leeks
Kristina Tyree's Leeks
Grown by Kristina Tyree of Franklin, MA
Variety: Carenten
Entrant’s Comments: “These plants were winter sown in a milk jug “
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Kristina Tyree's Tomatoes
Kristina Tyree's Tomatoes
Grown by Kristina Tyree of Franklin, MA
Variety: Vernissage Art Colors mix, Speckled Roma, Orange Accordion, Bronze Torch
Entrant’s Comments: “Cleaning out the garden of all the tomatoes, the colors were beautiful. Some I arranged neatly, others were a jumble or a study in green. I think they are simply lovely “
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Jamie Duff's Tomato
Jamie Duff's Tomato
Grown by Jamie Duff of Lebanon, CT
Variety: Brandywine Tomato
Entrant’s Comments: “It appeared that multiple tomatoes had grown together to form a tomato ring.”
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Jamie Duff's Flower
Jamie Duff's Flower
Grown by Jamie Duff of Lebanon, CT
Variety: Tulip
Entrant’s Comments: “This particular yellow tulip flower had one petal that was half red and half yellow.”
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Jamie Duff's Peach
Jamie Duff's Peach
Grown by Jamie Duff of Lebanon, CT
Variety: Unidentified
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Jamie Duff's Pumpkin
Jamie Duff's Pumpkin
Grown by Jamie Duff of Lebanon, CT
Variety: Jack-Be-Little pumpkin
Entrant’s Comments: “This was the smallest pumpkin I’ve ever grown.”
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Shelley Duff's Rose
Shelley Duff's Rose
Grown by Shelley Duff of Lebanon, CT
Variety: Coral Rose
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Shelley Duff's Pumpkins
Shelley Duff's Pumpkins
Grown by Shelley Duff of Lebanon, CT
Variety: Big Max, Connecticut Field, Sugar varieties