4-H Mini Garden Project

Lucas County is pleased to promote a long-time 4H project, the 4-H Mini Garden Project. This project is open to all youth in Lucas County, ages 5 - 18. We are grateful for the support and donations from local greenhouses in Lucas County.

View the 2025 4-H Mini Garden Project brochure for more details on how to grow and show your plants!

Want to show your plants at the Lucas County Fair? Register here: go.osu.edu/stillprojectentry2025

New to gardening?

Growing Vegetables in Container Gardens, University of Maine Cooperative Extension https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2762e/
Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden, FactSheet from Ohio State University Extension https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-1624
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Marigolds https://www.almanac.com/plant/marigolds

Specific Questions about your garden? Need help identifying an insect or a growing problem? OSU Extension Lucas County has Master Gardener Volunteers who help with your questions. The Hotline is open April through October on Mondays and Wednesdays, 10am – 1pm. 419-578-6783 or email lucascountymastergardener@gmail.com

If you are in Ohio but outside of Lucas County, your local extension office may be able to help and there is also a statewide hotline at https://go.osu.edu/askmgv

Gardening with youth?

Kids Gardening is a great resource for creative ideas https://kidsgardening.org/
The Whole Kids Foundation shares lesson plans on gardening titled, Plants are Needy
Tomatoes, a two-page handout with fast facts and activity ideas https://www.azed.gov/sites/default/files/2020/11/FFVP_Tomato%20Handout.pdf
Tomato trading card - facts and info

Tomato nutrition information and easy recipes:

Nutrition and You…Tomatoes
Michigan Harvest of the Month, Featured Vegetable: Tomatoes. One-page handout, available in English, Spanish and Arabic.

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