Three years ago he took it up again. He won Best of Show for his vegetable basket that year, but then had an off year in between his top awards, earning a white ribbon on his basket because it lacked color. After the white ribbon, I thought I'd better get it together. The first is watering. It can be too much, too little or the wrong time.
Fertilizer comes second.
It needs it, but not too much. A third depends on the dedication of the gardener. You have to tend it. Fourth, and most importantly, is the weather, which is out of the gardener's control. For fair entrants, the fifth key is the judge's opinion.