Community Garden Edibles Competition 2021
Are you an enthusiastic gardener who enjoys growing edibles? If so, here’s your chance to show off your knack for gardening and your beautiful harvest!
The Community Garden Edibles Competition is back! Come pit your gardening skills against other passionate gardeners in Singapore and stand to win attractive prizes.
Competition Categories
You can take part in all or any of three categories with separate entries for each:
- Longest (fruit/vegetable)
- Heaviest (fruit/vegetable)
- Open (unusual or uncommon fruit/vegetable) *NEW*
Longest and Heaviest categories
For these two categories, you may submit one entry for one type of fruit/vegetable, or one entry each for multiple types. The fruit and vegetable types accepted are restricted to the following:
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LONGEST |
HEAVIEST |
| 1.
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Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
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1.
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Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
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| 2.
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Lady’s Finger
Abelmoschus esculentus
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2.
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Cherry Tomato
Lycopersicon esculentum
|
| 3.
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Luffa
Luffa spp.
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3.
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Pumpkin
Cucurbita spp.
|
| 4.
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Snake Gourd
Trichosanthes anguina
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4.
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Radish
Raphanus sativus
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| 5.
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Sword Bean
Canavalia gladiata
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5.
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Winter Melon
Benincasa hispida
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Open category *NEW*
Take up this challenge to grow an unusual or uncommon crop!
Examples of uncommon crops:
Registration and Entry Submission
This Competition is open to all persons residing in Singapore during the Competition period (from 24 Jul 2020 to 11 Mar 2021), except for staff of NParks.
To register, please fill in the online form here. Registration closes on 24 Aug 2020.
Participants may submit their fruit(s) or vegetable(s) from existing plants growing in their garden or grown from seeds obtained from any other source.
Competition Schedule
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Programme
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Date
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Time
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Venue
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Registration Start Date
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24 Jul 2020
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12.01 am
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Online form available here
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Registration End Date
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24 Aug 2020
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11.59 pm
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Submission Day
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11 Mar 2021
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9 am – 7 pm
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HortPark
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Final Judging
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12 Mar 2021
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-
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Email Notification to Winners
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12 Mar 2021
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-
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Prizes
Longest and Heaviest categories
The following prizes will be awarded for each fruit and vegetable type.
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Champion
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S$400 gardening gift vouchers and trophy
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First Runner-up
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S$300 gardening gift vouchers
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Second Runner-up
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S$200 gardening gift vouchers
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Consolation (4th to 10th)
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S$100 gardening gift vouchers
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Open category
The following prize will be awarded to three winners.
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3 prizes
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S$100 gardening gift vouchers
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Resources
- Click here for the rules and regulations for the Community Garden Edibles Competition 2021.
- Click here to download the Community Garden Edibles Competition 2021 promotional poster.
For more information or enquiries on the Competition, email us at nparks_hortpark@nparks.gov.sg or call 6471 5601.