Hall's Herbs Season Iowa State Fair Contest

DES MOINES, IA (08/19/2014)(readMedia)-- Top herb growers competed in the Herb's Herbs and Culinary Herbs divisions of the Vegetable Crops competition judged Tuesday at the 2014 Iowa State Fair.

Loren Hall of Millersburg won Best Herb and Best Overall Herb.

Additional results below:

CULINARY HERBS

Basil

1) Don Francois, Des Moines

2) Henric Krause, Johnston

3) Daniel Cretors, Urbandale

HERB'S HERBS

Basil

1) Andrew Hancock, Des Moines

2) Robert Morris, Des Moines

3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

4) Andrew Hancock, Des Moines

Marjoram

1) Henric Krause, Johnston

2) Carol Todd, Des Moines

3) Betsy Cranston, Deep River

4) Mary Davis, Hazleton

Mint

1) Daniel Cretors, Urbandale

2) Lois Scholbrock, Des Moines

3) Andrew Hancock, Des Moines

4) Carol Todd, Des Moines

Oregano

1) Don Francois, Des Moines

2) Sally Hall, Millersburg

3) Henric Krause, Johnston

4) Jody L. Romine, Des Moines

Parsley

1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City

2) Charles Cretors, Urbandale

3) Daniel Cretors, Urbandale

4) Don Francois, Des Moines

Rosemary

1) Loren Hall, Millersburg

2) Don Francois, Des Moines

3) Daniel Cretors, Urbandale

4) Charles Cretors, Urbandale

Sage

1) Don Francois, Des Moines

2) Patricia Peters, Pleasant Hill

3) Robert Morris, Des Moines

4) Mary Davis, Hazleton

Stevia

1) Mary Davis, Hazleton

2) Jillian Romine, Des Moines

3) Robert Morris, Des Moines

4) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City

Tarragon

1) Henric Krause, Johnston

2) Kendra Cranston, Deep River

3) Don Francois, Des Moines

4) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City

Thyme

1) Kathy Martensen, North Liberty

2) Henric Krause, Johnston

3) Daniel Cretors, Urbandale

4) Don Francois, Des Moines

Any Other

1) John Anderson, Ames

2) Mary Davis, Hazleton

3) Henric Krause, Johnston

4) Mary Davis, Hazleton

Container Grown Herbs

1) Robert Morris, Des Moines

2) Henric Krause, Johnston

3) Carol Todd, Des Moines

4) John Anderson, Ames

"Nothing Compares" to the Iowa State Fair. The 2014 Fair ended August 17. The 2015 Iowa State Fair is set August 13-23. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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