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Neil Sperry - helping Texas gardeners since 1970. Sunday mornings 8-10 on WBAP 820AM. See his new book on his website. Follow him in 16 Texas newspapers.
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Neil Sperry: Sycamore tree shedding its bark is completely normal

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By Neil Sperry Verified
| Waco Tribune-Herald‎ Verified
DEAR NEIL: We have just moved into an older house that has a very large sycamore tree. It has large pieces of bark coming off its trunk. Apparently, that is normal from all that I’ve read, but I just thought I’d confirm it with you. It’s a beautiful tree and I wouldn’t want to lose it because I didn’t pay attention to an obvious issue. This sycamore trunk has normal "exfoliating" bark.
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How to stop snails, oak shoots and other common garden problems

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By Neil Sperry Verified
| MSN Verified
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How to stop snails, oak shoots and other common garden problems

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By Neil Sperry Verified
| San Antonio Express-News Verified
Q: I have small snails all over my vegetable garden. I’ve heard that putting shallow pans of beer in the soil will attract them and that they will be attracted to the fermenting smell, fall in and die. That sounds like a lot of work. Is there something I can spray or dust to kill them? A:Yes. Sevin dust eliminates them, but so will the current and upcoming hot, dry weather. I suspect you won’t see much more of them. For future reference, there also are slug and snail baits that work well.
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