Tomato

Blue, red, and white ribbons will be awarded in the following categories:

Flavor: The perfect tomato should have a strong tomato taste, be slightly acidic, juicy and fresh tasting with a tender skin. (40%)
Firmness/Slicing Quality: A desirable tomato should have a dense uniform thick wall with many seed cavities, completely filled with a jelly-like mass. The firmness of the tomato should be pleasing, not too mushy (or mealy) and not too hard. It should be such that it will bruise if dropped, yet is not over-ripe. (25%)
Exterior Color: The winning tomato has a uniform color, is free of green shoulders and has no evidence of blotchy ripening or other defects.The winning heirloom tomato can be multicolored. (25%)
Shape: Tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes, depending on the variety. Their shape should be symmetrical, but most important, the tomatoes in each entry should be near uniform in size. (10%)

Please enter ONE tomato per category.
If (and only if) you are entering cherry tomatoes, we request that you enter enough to be the equivalent of a beefsteak tomato.
You must be an amateur gardener.
You can enter up to 3 separate tomatoes, one per category. Please complete one form per entry.
Your entry must be grown in your home, school, or community garden in DC or the allowed cities or counties (below).

You are a farming professional (including but not limited to farmer, processor, distributor).
Your entry was not grown in the District of Columbia, Montgomery County, Arlington County, Prince George’s County, and Alexandria.

Entries not claimed by 6:00 p.m. on the day of the Fair will be donated or discarded.

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