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Potatoes Project
Fried, mashed, or boiled, everybody eats this useful vegetable. Learn the difference between a Russet, a Carola and a Yukon gold, and how potatoes are best stored and cooked.
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Potatoes Project resources
Beginning to learn about potatoes:
- Potato (Bell Library)
Some experience with this project:
Looking for a challenge:
- What's wrong with my plant? (Produced by Extension)
- Late Blight of Potato and Tomato (Produced by Extension)
Project leader resources
- Afterschool Agriculture - Acres of Adventure 1 ($7.50 Find this in the 4-H Mall)
- Afterschool Agriculture - Acres of Adventure 2 ($7.50 Find this in the 4-H Mall)
- Afterschool Agriculture - Set of 2 ($14.50 Find this in the 4-H Mall)
Other online resources
4-H Youth record keeping
Project evaluation
- Potatoes evaluation sheet (38 K PDF)
