Plant Science Contest

DEPARTMENT F - DIVISION 500 - HORTICULTURE JUDGING CONTEST

Division 500                     Classes 020-021, 922                     Pay Category C

COUNTY CONTEST GUIDELINES:

1. Members do NOT need to be enrolled in a 4-H horticulture project to participate.
2. The list of plant materials is available from the Extension Office.
3. The skill level needed for this activity is not appropriate for Clover Kids.
4. Participants will be required to participate in all of the following portions:

• Identification - Participants will identify 60 plant specimens by accepted common name as defined by the “Identification Answer Sheet.” Participants will be given a plant list to use at the contest. The 60 specimen will include 15 flowers/indoor plants, 15 landscape ornamentals, 15 fruits/nuts/berries, and 15 vegetables.
• Specimens may be alive or preserved plant parts such as, but not limited to: stems, twigs, leaves, flowers, seeds, fruits, roots, bulbs, tubers, or plant products.
• Judging/Placing - Participants will be asked to rank two classes of items from best to worst based upon a set criteria. Each class is worth 50 points. Classes of four (4) each, will be judged on the basis of condition, quality, uniformity, true-to-type, and size. Classes can be taken from the list of four groups to be judged (fruits and nuts, vegetables and herbs, flowering and indoor plants, and woody ornamentals). Scores will be determined by a Hormel calculator. Oral reasons will not be given by contestants.

5. Resources to prepare for this contest can be found on the Online Horticulture Judging Contest website at:
   https://4h.unl.edu/online-horticulture-judging-contest 

DEPARTMENT F - DIVISION 500 - WEED & GRASS ID CONTEST

Division 500             Classes 015-016, 916                Pay Category C

Contact the Extension Office for information. Contest will be held on the county level if there is enough interest. Contest is available at the State Level.

DEPARTMENT F - DIVISION 500 - TREE ID CONTEST

Division 500     Classes 045-046, 948      Pay Category C

Contact the Extension Office for information. Contest will be held on the county level if there is enough interest. Contest is available at the State Level.