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Singapore Garden Festival

Community Garden Edibles Competition

Community Garden Edibles Competition

Last updated 17 February 2026

📆 30 July - 7 August 2022
⏰ 10am - 10pm
📍ION Orchard

A display under a large tent with various fruits, vegetables, plants, and foliage arranged in baskets and on burlap sacks.

Established in 2015, the Community Gardens Edibles Competition (CGEC) recognises the abilities of local gardeners and showcase their excellent harvests. By providing a platform for the local gardening community come together, compete and exchange knowledge, CGEC hopes to advance the level of horticultural skills within the community.

CGEC 2022 is back with a fresh twist! In place of the previous Longest and Heaviest categories, this year’s competition now comprises nine new ‘Best Edibles’ categories and an Open Category. Read on to find out more.

Nine 'Best Edibles' Categories Under the new ‘Best Edibles’ categories, you may now submit any variety or cultivar of an edible species. Showcase your horticultural skills and celebrate the diversity of edibles that can be grown locally!

The nine categories and examples possible submissions are listed below.

Categories

‘Best Edibles’ Category

Possible Submissions
(Note that this list is not exhaustive)

Tomato

Roma Tomato

Beef Steak Tomato


Heirloom Tomato


Cucumber

Armenian Cucumber

Lemon Cucumber


Kirby Cucumber


Japanese Cucumber


Pumpkin

Butternut Squash

Japanese Pumpkin


White Pumpkin


Miniature Pumpkin


Melon

Winter Melon

Watermelon


Honeydew


Cantaloupe


Gourd

Bottle Gourd

Ridge Gourd


Bitter Gourd


Sponge Gourd


Bean

Long Bean

French Bean


Black Bean


Kidney Bean


Lady’s Finger

Spineless Lady’s Finger

Spined Lady’s Finger


Red Okra


Brinjal

American Eggplant

Japanese Eggplant


Indian Eggplant


Thai Eggplant


Root Vegetable

Radish

Turnip


Sweet Potato


Cassava


Click [here](\files\sgf2022\CGEC 2022 Rules and Regulations.pdf) for the rules and regulations for the Community Garden Edibles Competition 2022.
Click [here](/files/sgf2022/CGEC 2022 Poster.pdf) to download the Community Garden Edibles Competition 2022 promotional poster.
For more information or enquiries on the Competition, email us at nparks_hortpark@nparks.gov.sg or call 6471 5601.