Fruit and Vegetables
| Class No. | Class Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | One Cabbage |
| 2 | Three Onions |
| 3 | Six Shallots |
| 4 | Five Salad Potatoes |
| 5 | Five Potatoes other than Salad Potatoes |
| 6 | Six Runner Beans |
| 7 | Six Pods of beans other than runners |
| 8 | Three Courgettes |
| 9 | Three Carrots |
| 10 | Three Beetroot |
| 11 | Three leaves of Chard / Beet |
| 12 | Five tomatoes of the same variety |
| 13 | Five Small fruited tomatoes of the same variety |
| 14 | One Squash or marrow |
| 15 | One Heaviest Squash |
| 16 | One Cucumber |
| 17 | The Longest Carrot |
| 18 | The Longest Runner Bean |
| 19 | Vegetable not already mentioned in classes 1 – 16 * |
| 20 | A small decorative basket of mixed vegetables and fruit. Max basket size 30cm |
| 21 | Dish of hard fruit * |
| 22 | Dish of soft fruit * |
| 23 | Dish of stone fruit * |
| * See bottom of the Showing Tips page for the quantity of specimens to be shown in ‘Vegetable not already mentioned’ class & the number of specimens that constitute a ‘dish’ classes 21,22,23 | |
| 24 | Collection of herbs in a vase |
Flowers, Foliage and Ornamental
| Class No. | Class Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Dahlia – three stems of one variety |
| 26 | Dahlia – one specimen bloom |
| 27 | Mixed display of Dahlias, at least three different varieties |
| 28 | Three Ornamental Gourds |
| 29 | Roses three stems any variety |
| 30 | Roses one Specimen Bloom |
| 31 | A fragrant Rose. Scent more important than appearance. Winner to be decided by public vote. |
| 32 | Fuchsias five stems of one or more variety |
| 33 | A cactus or succulent |
| 34 | A house plant |
| 35 | Biggest Sunflower head. It doesn’t have to be in bloom. |
| 36 | Annuals – three Stems one Variety |
| 37 | A Collection of Garden Flowers (minimum of five varieties) |
| 38 | A Display of Garden Flowers in an unusual container |
| 39 | One Stem each of three Foliage Plants |
| 40 | Contrast, Clash or Co-ordinate. A Garden display in a colour co-ordinated vessel – Colours important! |
Cookery
| Class No. | Class Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | A Tea Loaf |
| 42 | Five Scones with a Sweet or Savoury addition |
| 43 | A Soda Bread loaf. Plain, Sweet or Savoury. Your own Recipe |
| 44 | A Cake to include a Vegetable and / or Fruit ingredient |
| 45 | Six Cocktail Sausage Rolls with an interesting twist |
| 46 | Five Cup Cakes Decorated with a Nature Theme |
| 47 | Five Cheese Straws |
| 48 | A Jar of Jam or Jelly |
| 49 | A Jar of Marmalade |
| 50 | A Jar of Chutney |
Photography
Maximum Size A4 excluding mount
| Class No. | Class Name |
|---|---|
| 51 | A Photo of a Fruit, Flower or Vegetable you could have put in the show but was ready too early or too late! |
| 52 | A holiday memory |
| 53 | A Rye landmark |
| 54 | The weather |
| 55 | A well-known phrase or saying Winner to be decided by public vote. |
Handicrafts
| Class No. | Class Name |
|---|---|
| 56 | Something made of Wool |
| 57 | A Painting (any medium max A4 excluding mount) |
| 58 | A Collage with a Fruit theme |
| 59 | An Up-cycled item Maximum Size 60cm x 60cm x 60cm |
| 60 | A Fruit or Veg themed Christmas tree ornament Maximum Size 10cm x 10cm x 10cm Excluding hanging loop. Entrants are invited to lend /donate their entry to be hung on the Rye Flower and Veg Show tree at the Christmas Tree Festival in St Mary’s Church at the end of the year. |
Prizes and Awards
The Festival Challenge Bowl – highest overall score in the show
The Tate Trophy – best entry in the Fruit and Vegetable classes
The Turk Trophy – allotment holder with highest number of place points in the horticultural classes of the show
The RHS Banksian Medal – highest number of place points in the horticultural classes of the show (In accordance with RHS rules, any competitor who has won the Banksian medal in the last two years is not eligible to win this medal).
Prizes will also be awarded to category winners