WSU Extension

Spokane County 4-H

Plant Science    

 

HBG Plant Science Project ..

Objectives:
_ learn about sexual and asexual plant reproduction
_ learn about soils, plant growth, and plant characteristics
_ know how plants improve the environment

GARDEN

GCCVegetable Garden Project

Objectives:
_ learn which vegetables can be grown in Washington regions3
_ plan, prepare, plant, and care for a vegetable garden
_ select, harvest, and prepare vegetables for exhibit
_ design and conduct an experiment

Member Publications
MNBU7162 See them Sprout_...............................$3.50
MNBU7163 Let’s Get Growing.............................$3.50
MNBU7164 Take Your Pick. .................................$3.50
MNBU7165 Growing Profits.................................$3.50
C0833 Garden Record (bundle of 10) ............$4.00
EM1983 Fifty for 4-Hers: Weeds........................$2.00
PNW0158 Vegetable Garden ...............................$0.50
PNW0160 4-H Production Garden ......................$1.00

Leader Publications
MNBU7166 Gardening Project Helper’s Guide .......$3.50
EB0422 Home Gardens ...................................$3.00
EB1103 Selecting, Preparing, and Judging Quality Vegetables ..............................$1.00
EB1610 Suggestions for Vegetable Exhibits at Fairs ................................................$1.00
PNW0167 4-H Vegetable Garden, Leader Guide ..$1.00

GCBContainer Garden Project

Objectives:
_ mix potting soil
_ grow houseplants and vegetables in containers
_ grow plants from seeds, cuttings, bulbs, or roots
_ grow plants in different locations

Member Publications
C0833 Garden Record (bundle of 10) ............$4.00
PNW0188 Container Gardening ..........................$0.50
PNW0189 Experimental Container Gardening ..... $0.50

Leader Publications
EB1354 Houseplants ........................................$1.00
PNW0151 Propagating Herbaceous Plants from Cuttings .............................................$1.00

GCDAOrnamental Garden Project

Objectives:
_ grow ornamental plants in the yard
_ grow flowers from seeds, cuttings, bulbs, or roots
_ design experiments and exhibit flowers
_ make teaching exhibits

Member Publications
C0833 Garden Record (bundle of 10) ............$4.00
EM2583 Flower Arranging ................................$1.00
PNW0177 4-H Flower Garden Project ..................$1.00
PNW0178 4-H Experimental Ornamental Garden . $0.25

Leader Publications
EM2869 Growing Flowers from Bulbs ...............$1.00
PNW0180 Ornamental Gardening, Leader Guide ..$0.50

GCDB Landscape Management Project

Objectives:
_ use gardening skills to earn money
_ operate power garden tools
_ maintain lawns, prune trees and shrubs, and transplant woody plants

Member Publications
C0833 Garden Record (bundle of 10) ............$4.00
PNW0179 Ornamental Maintenance ................... $0.25

Leader Publications for All Garden Projects
EB0482 Home Lawns ......................................$1.50
EB1505 Planting Landscape Plants................... $1.00

GCMGMaster Gardener Garden Project
Gardening project led by Master Gardener volunteers.

ENTOMOLOGY

HBCA Entomology Project

Objectives:
_ identify insects and make a collection
_ learn about insect life cycles
_ identify beneficial and destructive insects
_ learn about chemical, biological, and other types of insect control
_ learn about pesticides and their safe usage

Member Publications
MNBU6853 Creepy Crawlies_................................$3.50
MNBU6854 What’s Bugging You?........................ $3.50
MNBU6855 Dragons, Houses & Other Flies. ........ $3.50

Leader Publication
MNBU6856 Entomology Project Helper’s Guide ....$3.50

SELF-DETERMINED PLANT SCIENCE

GC Self-Determined Plant Science Project

Member Publication
EM2956 Make Up Your Own Mind ................... $1.00

Leader Publication
EM2957 Working With Members in Self-Determined Projects ..............................................$1.00

 

ADDITIONAL PLANT SCIENCE PROJECTS
Plants Grow Children .................................................... NC
A 5-lesson plant science curriculum for club or school groups. Camera-ready copies available from the WA State 4-H Office, 509-335-2981.
Growing with Plants ....................... $17.00 (WA residents)
Leader notebook, including 6 lessons, blending science, nutrition, and ecology. Order from WSU Pierce County CE, 253-798-7180 or email wroblewski@wsu.edu.

Back to General Projects

Heading using the h3tag

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

WSU Extension Spokane County , 222 N Havana, Spokane WA 99202-4799, 509-477-2048, Contact Us