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Question of the Week – Number 2: August 6, 2020

By Neil Sperry • August 5, 2020

“I don’t like the looks of all the roots beneath my Natchez crape myrtle. Can I cover them with soil?” I get this question scores of times every year pertaining …

Question of the Week – Number 1: August 6, 2020

By Neil Sperry • August 5, 2020

“What is this weed, and how can I control it? Somebody told me it’s purslane. Is that correct?” Spurge…That is not correct. This is one of the several common plants …

Question of the Week – Number 2: July 30, 2020

By Neil Sperry • July 30, 2020

“My beds are overrun with nutsedge. What can I do to get rid of it?” I actually saw this particular bed personally, and the outbreak of nutsedge was so bad …

Question of the Week – Number 1: July 30, 2020

By Neil Sperry • July 30, 2020

“What’s the very best fast-growing shade tree?” I probably get this question 10 times a week. I’m not sure what the people are expecting to hear back. Could it be …

Question of the Week: July 23, 2020

By Neil Sperry • July 22, 2020

“What are the big (1-1/2-inch) yellow and black bees that are hovering near the ground? What can I use to kill them?” I get this question many times every summer. …

Question of the Week – Number Two: July 16, 2020

By Neil Sperry • July 15, 2020

“How can I tell the difference between damage of chinch bugs and damage of gray leaf spot?” To know which problem has beset your St. Augustine (gray leaf spot can …

Question of the Week – Number One: July 16, 2020

By Neil Sperry • July 14, 2020

“What has hit my pyracantha espalier? It’s taken years to train it, and now it looks like it has died in just a couple of weeks.” Cotton root rot, also …

Question of the Week – Number Two: July 9, 2020

By Neil Sperry • July 8, 2020

“What is wrong with my tomatoes and peppers? Is there something I can spray to stop it? I assume it’s a disease?” This is blossom end rot, a physiological disorder …

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