Question of the Week – Number 1: May 23, 2019 – Black Spot of Roses

By Neil Sperry • May 20, 2019

“Why are all the leaves on my rose developing black spots, turning yellow and then falling off?” The leaf spot known simply as “black spot” of roses has been well …

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Questions of the Week – All About Vegetables: May 16, 2019

By Neil Sperry • May 15, 2019

Vegetable gardens are nearing their peaks of production. Several questions come up every spring at this time. Let me address them right now. “Why do my squash flowers fall off …

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Question of the Week: May 9, 2018

By Neil Sperry • May 8, 2019

“How can I stop all those sprouts that keep coming up around my live oak tree?” Oh, if only those could be seedlings that we could mow down or pull …

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Question of the Week: May 2, 2019

By Neil Sperry • May 1, 2019

“What are these growths on my tree’s trunk, and do I need to be concerned?” What you’re seeing are lichens. They’re a symbiotic pairing of algae and fungi that coexist …

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Question of the Week – Number 1: April 25, 2019

By Neil Sperry • April 23, 2019

“What are these growths on my trees? Do I need to spray for them?” These are called “galls,” and almost all of them are the plants’ responses to the sting …

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Question of the Week – Number 2: April 25, 2019

By Neil Sperry • April 23, 2019

“We had a terrible problem with chinch bugs last summer, armyworms last fall and maybe even grub worms this spring. Is there anything we should be doing now to prevent …

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Question of the Week: April 4, 2019

By Neil Sperry • April 1, 2019

“Why is my magnolia losing so many leaves?” This is absolutely normal leaf drop. As with live oaks from a few weeks ago, magnolias are dropping last year’s leaves and …

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Question of the Week – Number 2: March 28, 2019

By Neil Sperry • March 27, 2019

“Why won’t my wisteria bloom?” Those spiral notebooks I mentioned elsewhere – the ones I’ve kept by my microphone as I’ve broadcast for 42 years so I could keep record …

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