Our Weekly Video Contest Winners

Video Contest Start Date Answer Winner 06/08/13 After you have sponged the pot, what is the next step in creating a lady bug pot?:  A - Draw the legs, head, etc with a pen  JC Stevenson of Melbourne, FL 06/01/13 After cleaning your tools it is best to::  D - Oil them with some light weight oil  Frank Niedz of Altamonte Springs, FL 05/25/13 A Chinese fan palm is used to make "Palm People" because:  B - The fronds seem to have a face on them  Joseph Wadlinger of Port St Lucie, FL 05/18/13 As the orchid begins to recover it is a good idea to:  C - Stake up the leaves  Richard Hoskins of Davenport, FL 05/11/13 Why should you use artificial flowers for your wreathes instead of real ones?:  D - Artificial flowers don't wilt  Mark La Plante of Palm Bay, FL 05/04/13 The best way to control broad leaf weeds is::  A - Through the use of herbicides  ToddMcDaniel of clermont, FL 04/27/13 Amaryllis seeds should be placed in a pot::  D - About an inch or two apart  Lee Humphrey of Ocala , FL 04/20/13 If there are some green shoots appearing at the base of a freeze damaged plant::  D - Leave the shoots alone. The plant is still alive.  Nancy Breckenridge of Jacksonville, FL 04/13/13 As the potted poinsettia grows you should cut the top off the plant::  A - After 8 to 12 inches of growth  Judy Bradley of Niceville, FL 04/06/13 What is the purpose of putting little glass balls in a container of water?:  D - Helps hold the flowers in place  Chad Heimbuch of Fort White, FL 03/30/13 Tom shows us how to create a container garden::  D - For 99 cents or less  Lisa Wayte of Orlando, FL 03/23/13 What is the first step when making a lady bug pot?:  C - Cut a sponge to the desired shape  Wanda Banks of Southern Pines, NC 03/16/13 Joani doesn't like "Paper White" Narcissus because:  B - They stink  robin solitare of ormond beach, fl 03/09/13 The two types of hot glue guns available are:  D - High temp and low temp  randy plumb of port charlotte, fl 03/02/13 In this video Tom has a freeze damaged amaryllis plant. What does he say to do with it?:  A - Cut it back to the ground  Beverly DeGennaro of Tallahassee, Fl 02/23/13 When you put a poinsettia in a container that is too big::  D - We tend to over water the plant causing it to rot  Ray Henderson of Miami, FL 02/16/13 In this video, Joani shows a bouquet she made using a container that looks like::  A - A sprinkling can  lonniebacon of melbourne, fl 02/09/13 When creating a container garden be sure your pot:  B - Has a hole in the bottom  mary ellen may of winter park, fl 02/02/13 What kind of paint should you use for your lady bug pot?:  B - Acryllic Paint  Ida McLuckie of Winter Springs, FL 01/26/13 What's the best way to sharpen pruning shears?:  C - Take a file to the bevel of the shears  genny bedard-plumb of port charlotte, fl 01/19/13 The first step in producing a palm person is::  A - Outline the eyebrows with a pen  kathy ker of deland , fl 01/12/13 The basic rull when trimming orchids is to:  C - Keep at least 3 pseudobulbs  Barbara Bond of North Port, FL 01/05/13 As the potted poinsettia grows you should cut the top off the plant::  A - After 8 to 12 inches of growth  Vertina Bolling of Eustis, FL