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4-H Weeds Project

This project is designed for the members who are interested in learning more about weed identification and control.

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Unit 1 Collection and Identification

This unit is designed for the member who wants to learn how to identify weeds by collecting and mounting weeds. Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:

  • Start a weed collection
  • Make a plant press
  • Identify, record, and mount weeds collected
  • Exhibit project materials
  • Evaluate project with leader

Unit 2 Growing Habits and Control

This unit is designed for members who want to expand their collection, learn about weed control and how to map for weeds . Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:

  • Develop a weed collection
  • Map farm, garden, or home lot and plot weeds present
  • Observe weed control practices
  • Demonstrate or give a talk about a subject related to these goals
  • Exhibit project materials
  • Evaluate project with leader

Unit 3 Noxious Weed Control

This unit is designed for members who have already taken units 1 and 2, emphasis is on noxious and poisonous plants. Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:

  • Expand weed collection with emphasis on noxious weeds and weeds poisonous to livestock
  • Check mapped area studied in Unit 2 and record changes
  • Conduct a weed control program on lawns, garden, fence row, ditch or field
  • Study three or more herbicides and record recommended use, limitations, and precautions
  • Demonstrate or give a talk
  • Exhibit project materials
  • Evaluate project with leader

Unit 4 Advanced Weeds

This unit is designed for the advanced members who have completed units 1-3 and wish to continue learning about weeds. Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:

  • Plan a project with the counsel from his parents, leader, county Extension agent, weed supervisor or other resource persons.
  • Continue control programs
  • Conduct result demonstrations
  • Discuss community and county weed control
  • Demonstrate and give talks to public audiences on phases of project
  • Plan and conduct tours or visits to learn or help others learn
  • Work with weed control technologists, plant scientists, or other related career people
  • Evaluate project with leader

Step 4:

The items listed below are your project requirements. Select each in turn to access a Word Document. Once you have your document, please save it to your hard drive or other media before entering information.

  1. Colorado 4-H Weeds Project Tip Sheet
  2. 4-H Project E-Record for Family/Consumer Science and General Projects
  3. Weeds e-Record Unit 4

Colorado State Fair and Local County Fair Exhibit Requirements:

General Exhibit Requirements:

Unit 1 Collection and Identification

Exhibit will consist of the following:

  1. A completed e-Record and manual with completed Weed Project Log on page 12 presented in a sturdy binder/notebook.
  2. Home-made plant press.
  3. A collection of 15 plant specimens from any of the lists in Appendix A. Include part of the root, stem, leaves, and flowers. Mounted on 11 ½” x 16 ½” cardboard, properly labeled, dated and classified according to common and scientific name. Mounts are to be bound together in book fashion.

Unit 2 Growing Habits and Control

Exhibit will consist of the following:

  1. Your completed manual, e-record, including present and previous weed records, weed control and completed map presented in a sturdy binder/notebook.
  2. Your current year’s collection of at least 10 new weeds, mounted on 11 ½” x 16 ½” cardboard, properly labeled, dated and classified. (Bind all of exhibit together in book fashion.)

Unit 3 Noxious Weed Control

Exhibit will consist of the following:

  1. Your completed manual and e-record including present and previous weed records plus report on three herbicides and weed control presented in a sturdy binder/notebook.
  2. Your current year’s weed collection, including at least five noxious and five poisonous weeds, mounted, properly identified and dated. Bind together in book fashion.

Unit 4 Advanced Weeds

Exhibits will consist of the following:

  1. Completed the Weeds e-record with emphasis on your accomplishments in your story presented in a sturdy binder/notebook.
  2. Include the following information on the specific project information page in the Weeds e-Record.
    a. goals
    b. plans
    c. accomplishments
    d. evaluation
  3. Exhibit as appropriate for your advanced project.

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