MSU Extension 4-H Plants, Soils & Gardening

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  Plant science at your dinner table: Hot chocolate vs. hot cocoa

  Published on January 3, 2018
  Hot cocoa and hot chocolate are as different as milk chocolate and bittersweet chocolate but both are derived from the cacao tree.

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  Youth and adult citizen scientists help answer questions to real scientific research

  Published on December 29, 2017
  Youth and adult volunteers become amateur scientists through citizen science projects.

• Michigan 4-H awarded Walmart 4-H Healthy Habits grant

  Published on December 20, 2017
  Michigan 4-H was awarded the Walmart Foundation Healthy Habits grant to support nutrition education, gardening and physical fitness programs for the 2017-18 year.

• Discover butterfly secrets at the Indoor 4-H Children’s Garden

  Published on November 17, 2017
  Learn more about butterflies and visit the Butterflies in the Garden Exhibit in the Indoor 4-H Children’s Garden.

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  Smart sign scavenger hunt in the 4-H Children’s Garden

  Published on November 17, 2017
  Explore the 4-H Children’s Garden and discover some of the secrets there using your phone.

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  Forcing spring bulbs to bloom indoors

  Published on November 8, 2017
  Add some color to this winter by forcing spring bulbs to bloom indoors and explore the science behind it.

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  The unexpected, interesting things you learn by hosting an international exchange student

  Published on October 30, 2017
  You can learn some unexpected and interesting things when hosting an international exchange student, like the story of potatoes and the United States.

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  All-season trees: River birch

  Published on October 27, 2017
  All-season trees like river birch provide interest to your landscape by changing colors throughout all four seasons.

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  All-season trees: Paperbark maple

  Published on October 17, 2017
  All-season trees like paperbark maple provide interest to your landscape by changing colors throughout all four seasons.

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  All-season trees: Sargent Cherry

  Published on October 11, 2017
  All-season trees like Sargent Cherry provide interest to your landscape by changing colors throughout all four seasons.