Seed Saving Demonstration & Tomato Contest at Chilhowie Library

As a follow up to our “Grow Your Best Tomatoes” presentation in the spring, the library will host a *Seed Saving Demonstration* along with a ~Tomato Contest~ next Thursday, September 5th at 11:00am. Ben Casteel, Professor of Horticulture at Virginia Highlands Community College Greenhouse will walk us through the process of seed saving and answer any related questions you may have. This is also a good opportunity to bring any seeds from crops harvested this season that you wish to donate to the SCPL Seed Library to share with others in the community for future growing seasons.

In addition, if you still have some tomatoes growing in your gardens, please bring your best ones and enter our ~Tomato Contest~! There will be various prizes awarded for the heaviest tomato, tastiest, most beautiful, rarest heirloom, funkiest fruit, etc. Registration forms for the contest will be available in the library before the program and onsite that day. If you have questions, please call the library at 276-646-3404.

Limitations to Tomato Entries: Only home-grown tomatoes please. All entries should be washed. Please provide a description of the type of tomato if known. Ticket numbers will be assigned when you submit your entries on the morning of the contest.