State Fair Eligible. Youth must be enrolled in Growing Great Houseplants to exhibit in Classes 60 - 66. Container Grown Houseplants: The choice of container and soil quality will be considered in judging. Each houseplant must be identified by listing the names on a card attached to the container. Houseplants should be grown in the display container for a minimum of six weeks. Plants grown as houseplants must be used. NebGuides G837 and G2205 at http://extensionpubs.unl.edu will offer tips on selecting and growing houseplants. Containers of annual flowers or annual plants will be disqualified and not judged. Entries must have been designed and planted by the 4-H member. Container grown houseplants shall be in pots no greater than 12” in diameter (inside opening measurement). Dish, Desert, and Fairy or miniature Gardens and Terrariums may be up to 12” in diameter (inside opening measurement) in any dimension of length or width. All potted plants are to be in a one pot container. Any container grown plant in Classes 60-66 that does not follow these guidelines will be dropped one ribbon placing. Containers must have saucer to catch drainage water. The 4-H members name, age, county, and years in project/s must be on the bottom or back of the container and saucer.
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G 770 60 FLOWERING POTTED HOUSEPLANT that is blooming for exhibition. Non-blooming plants will be disqualified. Container may have one or more houseplants in container. Label with name of each plant. Pots no greater than 12” in diameter.
G 770 61 FOLIAGE POTTED HOUSEPLANT - One variety of tropical or cacti or succulent plant. Label with name of plant.
G 770 62 HANGING BASKET - Of flowering and/or foliage potted houseplants. Container may have one or more houseplants in container. Label with name of each plant.
G 770 63 DISH GARDEN - An open container featuring a variety of houseplants excluding cacti and succulents. Must have been designed and planted by the 4-H’er. Label with name of each plant.
G 770 64 FAIRY OR MINIATURE GARDEN - A miniature “scene” contained in an open container and featuring miniature or small, slow growing houseplants. The garden needs to have an imaginative theme and miniature accessories, i.e. bench, fence made from tiny twigs, small shell for a bath tub, etc. Label with name of each plant.
G 770 65 DESERT GARDEN - An open shallow container featuring cacti and/or succulents. Must have been designed and planted by the 4-H’er. Label with name of each plant.
G 770 66 TERRARIUM - Transparent container, partially or completely enclosed; sealed or unsealed, up to 12” in diameter. Label with name of each plant.