Plant Crafts

Project guide on how to harvest, dry and use plant materials, and make dried arrangements, collages, potpourri and other plant crafts. (12 pages.) Keywords- corsages, foliage, nosegay, christmas greens, wreaths Details Publication Number: 4H330 Category: Plant & Soil Sciences Sub-Category: Plant Crafts Type: Guide Audience: Youth Links Plant Crafts

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Plant Science: A Balancing Act

Activity lesson plan to help youth role play vegetables and weeds competing for nutrients. This is a part of the 4-H Afterschool Plant Science Curriculum. (8 pages, 64 KB) Keywords- nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus Details Publication Number: ACTas152 Category: Plant & Soil Sciences Sub-Category: Vegetables Type: Activity Plan Audience: Volunteer Links Plant Science: A Balancing Act

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Plant Science: From the Ground Up

Activity lesson plan for teaching youth how to observe how plants respond to gravity and sunlight. This is part of the 4-H Afterschool Plant Science Curriculum. (2 pages, 48 KB) Keywords- observation, experiments, soil, light, dark Details Publication Number: ACTas154 Category: Plant & Soil Sciences Sub-Category: Vegetables Type: Activity Plan Audience: Volunteer Links Plant Science: […]

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Plant Science: Skin Deep

Activity lesson plan for helping youth explore how to protect their skin while applying pesticides. This is part of the 4-H Afterschool Plant Science Curriculum. (2 pages, 43 KB)  Keywords- protective clothing, experiments, fabric, sprays, safety Details Publication Number: ACTas155 Category: Plant & Soil Sciences Sub-Category: Vegetables Type: Activity Plan Audience: Volunteer Links Plant Science: […]

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Propagating and Growing House Plants

Project guide on how to identify plant parts and their functions, grow house plants, start a plant from a cutting, make a dish garden, prepare a house plants exhibit for show, and more. (15 pages.) Keywords- stem, leaf, root, soil, fertilizing Details Publication Number: 4H328 Category: Plant & Soil Sciences Sub-Category: House Plants Type: Guide […]

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Record Sheet — Crops Management

Form to record financial information for a 4-H member’s crops project, including production costs and income. (4 pages in editable Adobe Acrobat pdf and Microsoft Word formats.) Keywords- profit, loss, soil test, crop yield, fertilizer Details Publication Number: RS1 Category: Plant & Soil Sciences Sub-Category: Crops Type: Form Audience: Youth Links Record Sheet — Crops […]

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