GROWING GREAT HOUSEPLANTS RECORD BOOK 4-H'er _____________________________________ Birth Date___________ Mo/day/yr Years in Project___________ Years in 4-H ___________ Project Meetings Held _________ Number of Meetings Attended ___________ Do at beginning of project: Date ____________ List on a separate line each thing you I will I will plan to learn, make, or do. need do help myself ________________________________ ______ ______ ________________________________ ______ ______ ________________________________ ______ ______ ________________________________ ______ ______ ________________________________ ______ ______ ________________________________ ______ ______ Check when finished: I Not Didn't did so do it great Hot _____ ______ _______ _____ ______ _______ _____ ______ _______ _____ ______ _______ _____ ______ _______ _____ ______ _______ 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 Others Totals GROWING PLANTS INDOORS Why do you enjoy growing plants indoors? Why do plants need sunlight? What happens to plants that do not have the right amount of light? Why is humidity important to plants? How can you increase the humidity in your home? Why should you keep plants away from drafts? Record of Watering Kind of Plant How Often watered ___________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ _____________________________ WHAT TYPE OF GROWTH MEDIA DID YOU USE? (Soil or Soil-less mix) Why isn't ordinary garden soil satisfactory for houseplants? Why should you use a sterilized soil-less mix or sterilize old mix before you use it for houseplants? Why should you sterilize containers, too? Tell how you mixed your growth media and sterilized it. Record of Fertilizer Date of Application Type of Fertilizer Used ___________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ _____________________________ Record of Plant Care Kind of Problem How Controlled Date ______________________ _______________________ _________________ ______________________ _______________________ _________________ ______________________ _______________________ _________________ ______________________ _______________________ _________________ ______________________ _______________________ _________________ ______________________ _______________________ _________________ ______________________ _______________________ _________________ Record of Plants Propagated Type of plant Method used (use How long until new How many new Kept, sold or Propagated a separate line for plants appeared? plants did you get? given away? each method) _____________ ___________________ ___________________ ____________________ ________________ _____________ ___________________ ___________________ ____________________ ________________ _____________ ___________________ ___________________ ____________________ ________________ _____________ ___________________ ___________________ ____________________ ________________ _____________ ___________________ ___________________ ____________________ ________________ _____________ ___________________ ___________________ ____________________ ________________ _____________ ___________________ ___________________ ____________________ ________________ _____________ ___________________ ___________________ ____________________ ________________ _____________ ___________________ ___________________ ____________________ ________________ _____________ ___________________ ___________________ ____________________ ________________ What did you learn in this project and how will it help you in your future? __________________________________ _________________________________ 4-H signature Leader signature