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"Pinellas
Planting" brings you horticulture tips and information
specific to Pinellas County's unique growing
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Pinellas County Extension.
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This Month: December - In this edition of Pinellas Planting, Extension horticulture agent, Pam Brown, and Inside Pinellas' gardening enthusiast, Susan Williams, show how easy herb gardening can be and also point out the challenges with some varieties here in Florida.
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December/January - View
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In this edition, PCC-TV volunteer reporter, Susan Williams, and recently retired UF-IFAS / Pinellas County Extension horticulture agent, Pam Brown, talk about how to care for your landscape plants before and after our occasional winter cold snaps.
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“Winter Annuals” - This time of year we see news footage of the cold, gray days and snow up north, but that’s a whole world away from us here on the Suncoast. In this edition of Pinellas Planting, we’ll show you the many options you have to keep our landscapes beautiful and colorful in winter.
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In this edition of Pinellas Planting, Extension horticulture agent, Pam Brown, and Inside Pinellas' gardening enthusiast, Susan Williams, show how easy herb gardening can be and also point out the challenges with some varieties here in Florida.
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Butterfly Gardens – in this edition, volunteer reporter, Susan Williams, and recently retired County Extension horticulture agent, Pam Brown, tell us how to attract butterflies to our gardens and add splashes of brilliant color to our landscapes in the process.
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Container Gardening” - In this edition, PCC-TV volunteer reporter, Susan Williams, and recently retired Pinellas County Extension horticulture agent, Pam Brown, explain how even if you don't have a backyard, self-contained gardens might be the answer for you.
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An old idea is making a comeback as part of the solution for a modern problem. Volunteer PCC-TV reporter, Susan Williams, and recently retired UF-IFAS / Pinellas County Extension horticulture agent, Pam Brown, tell us how rain barrels can help conserve our potable water supply in the landscape.
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Hurricane season is upon us and safety preparation includes not just our homes, but also our landscapes. This edition discusses actions to take in your landscape before and after a storm.
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Palm trees are symbolic of our Florida lifestyle and a homeowner favorite, but they may be tricky to keep healthy and green. This segment of Pinellas Planting offers suggestions on fertilizing, pruning and what diseases to look out for.
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Watering restrictions are a part of life for most of us here in Florida, but so are our lush landscapes. Can the two co-exist? In this edition of “Pinellas Planting,” Inside Pinellas reporter, Doris Dahn, and recently retired Pinellas County / UF Extension Horticulture Agent, Pam Brown, talk about ways your plants can survive on less water…and maybe actually even do better.
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Water shortages will be a part of life in Florida for the foreseeable future, so why not stock your landscape with plants that are less reliant on an irrigation system? In this edition of Pinellas Planting, Inside Pinellas reporter, Susan Williams, and Pinellas County Extension Agent, Pam Brown, talk about Florida’s native plants, which - once established - are pretty much adapted to surviving on their own.
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When you think of Florida, you often think of Orange and Grapefruit trees dotting our landscapes, but now there’s a new threat to these state icons and a $9 billion a year industry. What’s going on and how does it affect you? In this edition of Pinellas Planting, Inside Pinellas reporter, Doris Dahn, and County Extension Horticulture Agent, Pam Brown, talk about “Citrus Greening.”
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January - - View
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Water restrictions are a part of life for most of us here in Florida, but so are our lush landscapes. Can the two co-exist? In this edition of “Pinellas Planting,” Inside Pinellas reporter, Doris Dahn, and Pinellas County / UF Extension Horticulture Agent, Pam Brown, talk about ways your plants can survive on less water…and maybe actually even do better.
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