PS - General Plant Science

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PS1 Citrus
PS2

Horticulture:  Growing Fun for Growing Minds

This curriculum provides activities in basic plant science, composting, flower arranging and indoor and outdoor gardening. While developing skills in horticulture, youth will be practicing valuable life skills such as communication, decision making and problem solving. There are even opportunities for leadership and community service through horticulture. Produced by 4HCCS.
PS21 Horticulture 1 - Budding Gardeners  4H CCS 7153 Ordering INFO
This activity guide is for 4-H members ages 9-11, and is the first in the Horticulture series.  Budding Gardeners will teach 4-H'ers about; how to identify plant parts and their functions, germination, what plants need, composting, tropisms, propagation, pollination, flower arranging, growing plants inside, growing vegetables in containers, planning a garden, and selecting the right plants for a show. 
PS22 Horticulture 2 - Branching Out   4H CCS 7154 Ordering INFO
This activity guide is for 4-H members ages 12-14, and is the second in the Horticulture series.  Branching Out will teach 4-H'ers about; horticulture terms, plant needs, propagation, hydroponics, selecting plants for a terrarium, how composting works, growing transplants, soil testing, mulches, flower gardening, how to identify pest damage, how to keep records, flower arranging, and how to select horticulture products. 
PS23 Horticulture 3 - Digging Deeper  4H CCS 7155 Ordering INFO
This activity guide is for 4-H members ages 15 and up, and is the third in the Horticulture series.  Digging Deeper will teach 4-H'ers about; how to grow plants in a coldframe, how to landscape, how to organize a gardening clinic, how to design a plant experiment, how to grow herbs, how to make a line-mass flower arrangement, forcing bulbs, organic and chemical fertilizing and insect control, how to present horticulture information, division propagation, and exploring horticulture careers. 
Horticulture Helper's Guide   4H CCS  7156 Ordering INFO
This leader's guide will help you support youth in his or her efforts to set goals and complete activities, as well as providing resources for the member's to use in completing the series.  
PS3

Plant Connections

This curriculum is aimed at educating youth  about the basics of horticulture. Youth will be exposed to information on plants and the plant kingdom. Topics include: what is a plant, why are plants important, what makes plants grow, how to grow plants, and how to select and handle plants. Produced by Florida 4-H.
Members Manual  4H PSM 11
In EDIS this publication is DLN 4H 194.
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Leader's Guide  SP PSL 21
In EDIS this publication is DLN 4H 192.
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Green Food Factory

Introduces young people to production agriculture with special emphasis on corn, soybeans, dried beans, and wheat. This school enrichment curriculum consists of tabloids for five lesson units which cover the importance of crops. The Leader's guide is a helpful resource. This interdisciplinary program teaches students through the use of simple experiments that demonstrate such things as ground water contamination and the effects of a variety of nutrients on plants. Produced by Nebraska 4-H, available through National 4-H Council. Ordering INFO
Leader's Guide 4-H 393 Ordering INFO
Tabloids for youth 4-H 392 Ordering INFO