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This contest is free and open to all youth in Orange County ages 5-19 as well as all Orange County 4-H youth members.
If you are a teacher, 4-H Club leader, or other youth leader in Orange County, you can register the youth in your class, club, or group.
We will mail a packet of five sunflower seeds and growing instructions for each registered youth in late May / early June. For teachers, 4-H Club leaders, and other youth leaders, we will mail you individual packets of seeds for the total number of youth you register and let you distribute them.
The seeds should be planted between June 1st and June 15th. We will follow up with you throughout the summer. Your flowers will bloom in late August and September. Contest submission can be made online from August 15th through September 30th. More details to come. Prizes will be awarded to youth for the tallest plan and largest bloom.
Registration closes Wednesday, June 1st.
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Last year’s winners were:
Tallest Sunflower – 11 feet 11.5 inches
Ariana Ortiz
Largest Bloom – 11 inches
Gunnar Grossmann
Entries for the 2022 Sunflower Growing Competition will be accepted
from August 15th through September 30th!
Check back in August for entry link!
If you have any questions, please call our Community Horticulture Educator Susan Ndiaye at (845) 344-1234 (ext. 250) or email her at sgn32@cornell.edu.