Nebraska Cooperative Extension 4HF77 Everyone a Gardener! Record Sheet 4-H'er _________________________________________________________ Birth Date___________________ (month/day/year) Years in Project________________ Years in 4-H________________ Project Meetings Held________________ Number of Meetings Attended________________ Do at beginning of project: Date_____________ Check when finished List on a separate line each thing you plan to learn, make, I will I will I Not or do. Attach garden plans or other materials that help need do did so Didn't illustrate what you will do. help myself great hot do it _________________________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ _________________________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ _________________________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ _________________________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ _________________________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ _________________________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN THIS PROJECT Indicate the number of times participated L = local; C = county; D = district; S = state; N = national What did you like most about this project? L C D S N Judging Field trip/tour Project talks Demonstrations Fair exhibits Other TOTALS Tell about your garden Activity 1 - "How well does your soil drain?" Activity 2 - "What is your garden's soil made of?" Activity 3 - "Plan your garden on paper" (separate page) Attach a copy of your original garden plan. Show where north is and give the scale. Activity 4 - "Seeds, Seeds, Seeds..." What seed catalogs did you acquire? Did you order seed? Where did you get your garden seed from? Activity 5 - "Test your Soil" What were the results and recommendations from your soil test? How did you respond to these recommendations? Include the copy of the test results. Activity 6 - "Compost in a Bag" What happened in each bag? Which bag of ingredients turned into compost first? Which method do you think is better? How did this experiment affect the way you took care of your compost pile? Activity 7 - "Make a compost pile" Answer the questions at the end of the section in your manual. Include two or three pictures. Activity 8 - "Gardening Efficiency" Which method grew more radishes? Will you make any changes in the way you plant your garden? Activity 9 - "Planting and Harvest Record" PLANTING AND HARVESTING RECORD Amount How used Date(s) Date of 1st Date of last (pounds, (fresh, frozen, Vegetable Cultivar Planted Harvest Harvest # of pieces) canned, etc.) _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Garden Report - Tell about your garden. What worked well, what didn't work well? What will you do differently or the same next year? Include up to three pictures of your garden. Include a drawing of your actual garden on a separate sheet and attach. MONEY RECORD If you have to buy or sell things, use this record PROJECT COSTS Date Things bought, used, etc.1 Amount _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ Beginning inventory (if appropriate)2 $________________ Total project expenses $________________ PROJECT INCOME Date Things sold, used at home, or estimated value (Additional pages may be attached as necessary.) Amount _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ $________________ Ending inventory (if appropriate)3 $________________ Total income $________________ SUMMARY Total Project income $________________ Total project costs $________________ How much money made or lost $________________ 1 Include equipment, supplies, and other materials required to accomplish this project. Equipment rental and costs for hired services should also be included. 2 Beginning inventory means what your project was worth in dollars at the start. 3 Ending inventory means what it was worth when you finished, if you didn't sell or use it. Susan Schoneweis, 1991