Plant Science In-Person Horticulture, Tree, Grass & Weed ID Contests On June 18

Plant Science In-Person
Plant Science In-Person

The Lancaster County 4-H Plant Science Contests will be held in-person on Tuesday, June 18, 10 a.m.–Noon at the Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County conference rooms, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Suite A, Lincoln. Register by Monday, June 17 by calling 402-441-7180. Open to 4-H’ers ages 9–18 from all counties.

Youth choose which contest(s) to participate in:
• Tree Identification — identify tree samples. See “Tree Identification Manual” (4H332) for a list of trees that will be used.
• Grass-Weed Identification — identify grass and weed samples.
• Horticulture Contest — identify samples of vegetables, fruits, nuts, herbs and landscape ornamentals. The plant list contains plants commonly used or sold in Nebraska.

Study materials are at https://lancaster.unl.edu/hort-fair. Participants will be able to use a list of plants while identifying samples. These are Lancaster County Super Fair contests held before the fair and are premium events.