Awards:
Osten Family (Clara Osten, Carroll) - Champion Junior Floriculture
Palmer Show Cattle, Norfolk – Reserve Champion Junior Floriculture
Brad and Lisa Janke & Family, Winside - In memory of Richard and Helen Langemeier - Champion Senior Floriculture
Roberts Simmentals (Connie, Keith, and Kent Roberts, Wakefield) – Reserve Champion Senior Floriculture
Premiums: Purple $4.50, Blue $4.00, Red $3.50, White $3.00
The purpose of Horticulture is to encourage 4-H members to start and maintain vegetable and herb gardens. In addition, 4-H members can participate in planting, growing, and caring for flowers and house plants. 4-H members may also participate in the special gardening project, which changes annually.
A. Premier 4-H Science Award is available in the area. Visit https://4h.unl.edu/fairbook/premier-science-award for more details.
B. Scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hhorticulture
General Information:
A. Exhibits are limited to ONE EXHIBIT PER EXHIBIT CLASS NUMBER. Entries must be the work of the 4-H member.
B. The cultivar or variety name must be included on all entry cards. If potted container with several cultivar or varieties identify each individually within the pot. Failure to identify the cultivar or variety will lower the entry one ribbon placing. Proper identification is the responsibility of the 4-H member not the Extension staff or office personnel.
C. For Floriculture, punch hole in the top center of entry tag, use a rubber band to securely attach entry tag to containers.
D. Exhibits entered under an incorrect class number or containing an incorrect number of stems will be lowered by one ribbon placing (a stem may have more than 1 flower on it but still will only be one stem). In classes 023, 045 & 046, do not duplicate entries from the already listed classes or entry will be lowered one ribbon placing. For example, 4-H members with two cultivars or varieties of marigolds can only enter the marigold class and cannot enter the other cultivar or variety in any other class. A perennial is defined as a plant of which the crown overwinters. An annual is a plant that grows from seed each season, whether self-seeded or planted by the gardener. A biennial is a plant that germinates, grows and overwinters as a crown, blooms the following year and dies. Foliage will be considered when the exhibit is judged.
E. All three or five stems of cut flowers should be the same cultivar and color, do not mix cultivars and colors. Containers will not be judged; however, they should be CLEAR GLASS CONTAINERS that won’t tip over (No plastic containers at State Fair) and of adequate size to display blooms. Any exhibit not in a clear glass container will be lowered one ribbon placing. NO SCREW ON LIDS SCERW ON RINGS AND FLATS MAY BE USED. To hold flowers in place it is suggested to use tin foil or a type of plastic wrap with holes poked into it or frog lids. Containers may not be returned from the State Fair.
F. Follow the guidelines in 4-H “Preparing Cut Flowers for Exhibits” 4H 227 https://go.unl.edu/preparingcutflowers when preparing entries for the fair.
Cut Flower Annuals and Biennials - Classes 1-23: Cut Flower Annuals and Biennials – five stems of a single variety (cultivar) unless otherwise noted in parenthesis.
Classes: (SF 106)
+G-770-001 Aster
+G-770-002 Bachelor Buttons
+G-770-003 Bells of Ireland|
+G-770-004 Browallia
+G-770-005 Calendula
+G-770-006 Celosia (crested or plume) three stems
+G-770-007 Cosmos
|+G-770-008 Dahlia
+G-770-009 Dianthus
+G-770-010 Foxglove
+G-770-011 Gladiolus (three stems)
+G-770-012 Gomphrena
+G-770-013 Hollyhock (three stems)
+G-770-014 Marigold
+G-770-015 Pansy
+G-770-016 Petunia
+G-770-017 Salvia
+G-770-018 Snapdragon
+G-770-019 Statice
+G-770-020 Sunflower (under three inches in diameter: five stems, three inches or more in diameter: three stems)
+G-770-021 Vinca
|+G-770-022 Zinnia
+G-770-023 Any other annual/biennial (under three inches in diameter: five stems, three inches or more: three stems) Do not duplicate entries in classes 001 thru 022.
Cut Flower Perennials - Five stems of a single variety (cultivar) unless otherwise noted in parenthesis.
Classes 30-46: (SF 106)
+G-770-030 Achillea/Yarrow
+G-770-031 Chrysanthemum
+G-770-032 Coneflower
+G-770-033 Coreopsis
+G-770-034 Daisy
+G-770-035 Gaillardia
+G-770-036 Helianthus
+G-770-037 Hydrangea (three stems)
+G-770-038 Liatris (three stems)
+G-770-039 Lilies (three stems) (Not Daylilies)
+G-770-040 Platycodon
+G-770-041 Rose
+G-770-042 Rudbeckia/Black-eyed Susan
+G-770-043 Sedum
+G-770-044 Statice
+G-770-045 Any other perennial (under three inches in diameter: five stems, three inches or more: three stems). Do not duplicate entries in classes 030 thru 044.
+G-770-046 4-H Flower Garden Collection of five different cut flowers. Flowers are to be cut not potted. Each flower in the collection should be exhibited with the number specified for classes 001 thru 045. Display in a box or other holder not more than 18 inches in any dimension. Do not duplicate entries in classes 001 thru 045 with any in the group collection.
Educational Exhibit classes:
+G-770-050 Flower Notebook (SF 100) - Exhibit a notebook containing pictures of flowers grown in Nebraska. There must be at least 10 different species of annuals and/or biennials and 10 different species of perennials hardy to Nebraska. Bulbs may be included in a separate section. 4-H members may show more than one cultivar of the same species, but they will only count as one species. The notebook must be the result of the current year’s work. Pictures from garden catalogs, hand drawn pictures, or photographs may be used. Each species/cultivar must be labeled with the correct common name and scientific name; the height and spread of the plant and the growing conditions (for example needs full sun and dry sandy soil) the species prefers. In addition to this information, bulbs should also be labeled as spring or summer flowering. Give proper credit by listing the sources of pictures and information used. The 4-H member's name, age, county, and years in the project(s) must be on the back of the notebook.
+G-770-051 Flower Garden Promotion Poster (SF 103) - Individual poster promoting flower gardening, size 14 inches x 22 inches either vertical or horizontal arrangement. Poster may be in any medium: watercolor, ink, crayons, etc. as long as they are not three-dimensional. Poster using copy righted material will not be accepted. Entry card must be stapled to the upper right-hand corner. The 4-H member's name, age, county, and years in the project(s) must be on the back of the poster.
+G-770-052 Educational Flower Garden Poster (SF 104) - Prepare a poster 14 inches x 22 inches x 2 inches (three-dimensional if needed) either vertical or horizontal arrangement illustrating a skill or project you have done or learned about in a 4-H flowers or houseplant project. One might show a special technique used or equipment incorporated in the garden. Refer to 4-H horticulture project manuals but use your own creativity. Entry card must be stapled to the upper right-hand corner. The 4-H member's name, age, county, and years in the project(s) must be on the back of the poster.
+G-770-053 Flower Gardening History Interview (SF 105) - Neatly handwritten or typed account of a gardening history interview whose flower garden has inspired you. Maximum of four pages of text and two pages of pictures (include one picture of the person you interviewed) of their flower garden if the individual is still gardening. Protect with a clear report cover. The 4-H member's name, age, county, and years in the project(s) must be on the back of the report cover.
HOUSEPLANTS
General Information:
A. A 4-H member may enter one exhibit per class, but each entry must receive a purple ribbon at the county fair to advance to the State Fair.
B. Container Grown Houseplant: The choice of container and soil quality will be considered in judging. Each houseplant must be identified by listing the name on the entry tag or on a card attached to the side of the container. Identify each plant individually if more than one cultivar or variety. Houseplants should be grown in display container for a minimum of 6 weeks. Plants grown as houseplants must be used. NebGuide G2205 “Guide to Growing Houseplants” and Neb Guide G837 “Guide to Selecting Houseplants” includes a listing of common houseplants. Containers of annual flowers or annual plants (i.e. petunias, geranium, or impatiens) will be disqualified and will not be judged.
C. Entries in classes 060 thru 066 must have been designed and planted by the 4-H member.
D. Any container plant, (flowering or foliage potted houseplants, dish gardens, fairy or miniature gardens, desert gardens, or terrariums) shall be in containers no larger than 12 inches (use inside opening measurement) in any dimension of length or width. No combination of pots may be used. 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 lowered one ribbon placing.
E. Classes 060-065 must have a saucer to catch drainage water. Score Sheet SF 107F.The 4-H member’s name, age, county, and years in the project(s) must be on the bottom or back of the container and saucer.
Classes:
+G-770-060 Flowering Potted Houseplant(s) (SF107) - that are blooming for exhibition. A container may have one or more houseplants in the container. Label with the name for each plant. Non blooming plants will be disqualified.
+G-770-061 Foliage Potted Houseplant (SF107) - one variety of tropical or cacti or succulent plant. Label with the name of plant.
+G-770-062 Hanging Basket (SF107) - of flowering and/or foliage houseplants. A container may have one or more houseplants in the container. Label with the name for each plant.
+G-770-063 Dish Garden (SF107) - an open/shallow container featuring a variety of houseplants excluding cacti and succulents. Label with the name for each plant.
+G-770-064 Fairy or Miniature Garden (SF107) - 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 bathtub, etc. Label with the name for each plant.
+G-770-065 Desert Garden (SF107) - an open/shallow container featuring a variety of cacti and/or succulents grown as houseplants. Label with the name for each plant.
+G-770-066 Terrarium (SF107) - a transparent container, partially or completely enclosed; sealed or unsealed. Label with the name for each plant.