The Special Garden Project is a way to offer 4-H members the chance to grow unusual and fun projects in their gardens. The 2021 Special Garden Project is focused on the tasty Hakurei Turnip. These are not your grandmother’s turnips. Hakurei is a white salad turnip that is smooth, round and at its best when harvested under 2”. The roots can be eaten raw or cooked and the tops can also be cooked.
Youth should enroll for the Special Garden Project through 4-H Online. Once enrolled through 4-H Online, youth are then to call their local office to let them know they enrolled for the project. By enrolling through 4-H Online, youth will have access to the OneDrive folder with the educational materials including the growing newsletter & evaluation. Please double check the number of youth enrolled through 4H Online so enough seeds are ordered for the county.
Counties will still be responsible for ordering the seeds. To order seeds: Complete the Google form (https://go.unl.edu/2021sgporder) by February 1st how many youth you think will participate and I will order bulk seed.
The cost to enroll in the project will be around $0.50/youth.
The flyer to help promote the project and a letter including alternative ways to exhibit in this project are available on OneDrive: https://go.unl.edu/sgpresources or visit the website at https://4h.unl.edu/special-gardening-project. If you need a photo to use for you newsletter, it is included in the OneDrive folder.
Each year we continue to make improvements to this project. If you have suggestions or any questions about the project please contact me: elizabeth.exstrom@unl.edu, 308-385-5088. Thanks. Elizabeth
More details at: http://4h.unl.edu/special-gardening-project