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May 2020 Episodes
Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ in a Minute
Episode Archive
Click the episode titles below for audio, transcripts and more information on each topic.
May 2020 Episodes
- LovebugsFFL Principle # 9 - Protect The WaterfrontButterfly GardeningLandscapes For KidsHoneybeesInvasive ExoticsHow Do My Yard Care Practices Affect Our Water?Controlling Caterpillars With BtGroundcoversScouting For Insects With KidsPlanting ShrubsPruning AzaleasCalibrating Irrigation SystemsUsing Turf WiselySummer Bedding PlantsPreparing Trees for HurricanesSharpening Mower BladesSummer Vegetable Gardening
- 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