"Pinellas Planting"
brings you horticulture tips and information specific to Pinellas County's unique growing conditions direct from the Pinellas County Extension.

This Month: October - 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.

Did You Know... Pinellas Planting won a 1st Place / Video Category award at the State and Southeast Regional levels, and in July 2007 went on to be a National Finalist winner with the National Association of County Agricultural Agents?

October/November - - View Segment
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.

Publications:

• IFAS Extension Herbs Topic Page
• Herbs in the Florida Garden
• Fresh Herbs: Safe Handling Practices for Consumers
• Herbs and Garlic-in-Oil Mixtures
• Edible Landscaping
• MiniGardening

September/October - - View Segment
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.

Publications:

• Butterfly Gardening in Florida
• Butterfly Plants
• Butterfly Gardening

August/September - - View Segment
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.

• Container Gardens for Outdoor Spaces
• Creating Dish Gardens
• Tomatoes in the Florida Garden
• MiniGardens: Growing Vegetables in Containers
• Herbs in the Florida Garden

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.

Publications:

• Rain Barrels: A Homeowner’s Guide booklet
• Rain Barrell Sources

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.

Publications:

• Pruning Landscape Trees and Shrubs
• Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees after a Hurricane

• Trees & Hurricanes
• Trees & Powerlines
• Certified Arborists

• Trees & Storms (time 60:00) – a public workshop held at Pinellas County Extension with more detailed information about securing our landscapes for storm season. http://www.pinellascounty.org/tv/hurricane.htm

May/June - - View Segment
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.

Publications:

• Pruning Palms
• Fertilization of Landscape Palms in Florida
• Deadly New Diseases Are Killing Our Palms

April/May - - View Segment
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.

Publications:

• How to Calibrate Your Sprinkler System
• Ten Ways to Save Water
• Saving Water Using Your Irrigation System
• A Better Lawn on Less Water
• Capturing Water with Rain Barrels
• Conserving Water in the Home Landscape
• Drought Tolerant Plants
• Native Florida Plants for the Home Landscape
• Water Restriction Websites

March/April - - View Segment
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.

Publications:

• Native Plants: An Overview
• Native Florida Plants for the Home Landscape
• Native Plants that Attract Wildlife: Central Florida
• A Guide to Environmentally Friendly Landscaping
• Native Plants Resources Page

February/March - - View Segment
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.”

Publications:

• Dooryard Citrus Production: Citrus Greening Disease
• Website: Save Our Citrus

January - - View Segment
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.

Publications:

• How to Calibrate Your Sprinkler System
• Ten Ways to Save Water
• Saving Water Using Your Irrigation System
• A Better Lawn on Less Water
• Capturing Water with Rain Barrels
• Conserving Water in the Home Landscape
• Drought Tolerant Plants
• Native Florida Plants for the Home Landscape
• Water Restriction Websites