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March 2020 Episodes
Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ in a Minute
Episode Archive
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March 2020 Episodes
- What is Florida-Friendly Landscaping™Protecting Florida’s WaterPlanting TreesDealing with Late FreezesSpring Vegetable GardensFFL Principle #1 - Right Plant Right PlaceStarting Your Landscape DesignLearning Your Irrigation TimerLawnmower Tune-upSelecting a TurfgrassFFL Principle # 2 - Water EfficientlyIrrigation MaintenanceAttracting and Safeguarding InsectsPlant Hardiness ZonesGardening for BirdsFFL Principle # 3 - Fertilize AppropriatelyUsing your Extension OfficeSoil HealthSelecting a Landscape Maintenance Service
- March 2020
- What is Florida-Friendly Landscaping™
- Protecting Florida’s Water
- Planting Trees
- Dealing with Late Freezes
- Spring Vegetable Gardens
- FFL Principle #1 - Right Plant Right Place
- Starting Your Landscape Design
- Learning Your Irrigation Timer
- Lawnmower Tune-up
- Selecting a Turfgrass
- FFL Principle # 2 - Water Efficiently
- Irrigation Maintenance
- Attracting and Safeguarding Insects
- Plant Hardiness Zones
- Gardening for Birds
- FFL Principle # 3 - Fertilize Appropriately
- Using your Extension Office
- Soil Health
- Selecting a Landscape Maintenance Service
- Fertilizing Roses
- FFL Principle # 4 - Mulch
- Tips for New Floridians
- April 2020
- Birdwatching Basics
- Native Plants
- Purchasing Plants
- FFL Principle # 5 - Attract Wildlife
- Turf and landscape fertilization
- Mowing Safety
- Caladiums
- Figuring out what fertilizer to use
- FFL Principle # 6 - Manage Yard Pests Responsibly
- Grouping plants by their needs
- IPM
- Types of irrigation
- Slow release fertilizer
- FFL Principle # 7 - Recycle Yard Waste
- Starting Your Own Compost
- Mowing Your Lawn
- Understanding Fertilizer Labels
- Designing Low Water Use Landscapes
- FFL Principle # 8 - Reduce Stormwater Runoff
- Salt Tolerant Landscapes
- Rain Gardens
- Pet Friendly Landscaping
- May 2020
- Lovebugs
- FFL Principle # 9 - Protect The Waterfront
- Butterfly Gardening
- Landscapes For Kids
- Honeybees
- Invasive Exotics
- How Do My Yard Care Practices Affect Our Water?
- Controlling Caterpillars With Bt
- Groundcovers
- Scouting For Insects With Kids
- Planting Shrubs
- Pruning Azaleas
- Calibrating Irrigation Systems
- Using Turf Wisely
- Summer Bedding Plants
- Preparing Trees for Hurricanes
- Sharpening Mower Blades
- Summer Vegetable Gardening
- Trees and Powerlines
- Using Layering to Propagate New Plants
- Landscaping for Wildlife
- June 2020
- Creating an Edible Landscape
- Ladybugs
- Classifying Weeds
- Preventing Erosion
- Perennials
- Hand Watering
- Pruning Hedges
- Chinch Bugs
- Rain Barrels
- Solarizing Your Soil
- Palm Tree Pruning
- Calculating Mulch
- Ornamental Grasses
- Misleading Plant Names
- Saving Energy in the Landscape
- Garden Pathways
- Coastal Gardening
- Preparing to Plant a Lawn
- Bird Feeders
- Muscadine Grapes
- Lightning Damage to Trees
- Stepping Stones
- July 2020
- Water Gardens
- Houseplants for the Forgetful Gardener
- Live Oak Trees
- Rain Gauges
- Bat Houses
- Earthworms in Your Landscape
- Irrigation Water Quality
- Reading Plant Labels
- Sources of Native Plants
- Fakahatchee Grass
- Compost Bins
- Florida Soils
- Hummingbird Gardens
- Taking a Soil Sample
- Pruning Young Trees
- Starting Vegetable Gardens from Seed
- Lawn Caterpillars
- Vegetable Gardening with Raised Beds
- Installing Sod
- Conserving Water
- Pesticide Safety
- Crape Myrtle
- Florida Frogs
- August 2020
- Companion Planting
- Snails and Slugs
- Microirrigation
- Watering the Lawn
- Garden Edging
- Muhly Grass
- Wildlife Corridors
- Changing an Irrigation Head
- Spot Treating for Pests
- Vermicomposting
- Sooty Mold
- Cycads
- Biological Control
- Bird Baths
- Mosquito Control
- Southern Magnolia
- Anticipating Insect Pests
- Coleus
- Wasps
- Bald Cypress
- What is Florida-Friendly Landscaping™
- September 2020
- Snakes
- Soil pH and Nutrient Availability
- Using Your Grass Clippings
- Cisterns
- FFL Principle #1 - Right Plant Right Place
- Iron in Water
- Fertilizer Spreaders
- Saw Palmetto
- Drip Irrigation
- FFL Principle #2 - Water Efficiently
- Soil Compaction
- Gopher Tortoises
- Needle Palm
- Building Near Trees
- FFL Principle #3 - Fertilize Appropriately
- Choosing a Tree
- Preventing and Capturing Runoff
- Butterfly Ginger
- Get Recognized
- FFL Principle #4 - Mulch
- Oriental Persimmon
- Using Rocks in the Landscape
- October 2020
- Composting Tips
- Predatory and Parasitic Insects
- FFL Principle #5 - Attract Wildlife
- Cool Season Vegetable Gardens
- Chrysanthemums
- Landscaping to Increase Your Home's Value
- Trees with Fall Color
- FFL Principle #6 - Manage Yard Pests Responsibly
- Broccoli
- Sasanqua Camellias
- Professional Certification in FFL
- Leopard Plant
- FFL Principle #7 - Recycle Yard Waste
- Strawberries
- Radishes
- Hiring a Design Professional
- Greens
- FFL Principle #8 - Reduce Stormwater Runoff
- Herbs
- Lizards in the Landscape
- Indoor Plants
- Using Reclaimed Water
- November 2020
- FFL Principle #9 - Protect the Waterfront
- How Vines Climb
- Identifying Pests
- Greenhouses
- Bordergrass
- Spiders
- Shallots
- Using Leaves as Mulch
- Red Maple
- Winter Annuals
- Fountains
- Deciduous Fruit Trees
- California Poppies
- Chestnuts
- African Violets
- Watering the Lawn in Winter
- Path of the Sun
- Basil
- Migrating Birds
- Winterizing Power Equipment
- Living Christmas Trees
- December 2020
- Selecting a Camellia
- Bad Berries
- English Peas
- Poinsettias
- Christmas Cactus
- Garlands
- Natural Holiday Decorations
- Gifts for Gardeners
- Mistletoe
- Making Holiday Arrangements
- Weeping Yaupon Holly
- Alternative Holiday Plants
- Preparing the Landscape for Cold Weather
- Pruning Tool Selection
- What is FFL
- FFL Principle #1 - Right Plant Right Place
- FFL Principle #2 - Water Efficiently
- FFL Principle #3 - Fertilize Appropriately
- FFL Principle #4 - Mulch
- FFL Principle #5 - Attract Wildlife
- FFL Principle #6 - Manage Yard Pests Responsibly
- FFL Principle #7 - Recycle Yard Waste
- FFL Principle #8 - Reduce Stormwater Runoff