With the heat this summer and little rain some of the competitors at the Bayfield Fair are worried their big vegetables are not going to be very outstanding this year.\u00a0 For those who have a garden, do consider exhibiting your garden crops this year.\u00a0 The key is to have each entry the same size as the others even though they may not be their normal size.\u00a0 One young lad didn\u2019t have access to his grandparent\u2019s garden this year so he decided to put pots out to grow his vegetables.\u00a0 With a lot of watering he is doing not too badly.\u00a0 He even created a herb garden in a baby buggy so he could keep moving it.\u00a0 This is a summer to think of entering the fair\u2019s vegetables competition and join the group of several people who love to see who has the best this season.<\/p>\n
If you have a flower garden, now is the time to check to see what will be blooming in the middle of August just ready for the fair.\u00a0 It\u2019s a time to trim off spent blooms and encourage the new growth to be ready for first place exhibits.\u00a0 Bayfield is known for its huge flower show and always welcomes new exhibitors into the cut flowers, plants, and\/or flower arrangement sections.<\/p>\n
Check over your picture collection this past year to see if any fit the various classes in photography.\u00a0 With the heat maybe it\u2019s the perfect excuse to go for a drive and take pictures that could be entered.<\/p>\n
As the warm season continues, save a jar of your jams or jellies or preserves.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great feeling to find you had the best jam of all those competing and it sure is better than the mass produced jams.\u00a0 There are several recipes in the prize book to try and bring to the fair as well.<\/p>\n
There are also handcrafts, woodworking, field crops, fruit, art, and children\u2019s work that can be entered.\u00a0 It is a great pastime to have the children spend some of their creative time crafting exhibits for the fair.\u00a0 The young people also have the possibility of competing at the District and provincial level if they win the chocolate cookie and poster competitions.\u00a0 Posters should always include the name of the fair, its date, and its theme.\u00a0 The rest is creativity.<\/p>\n