It is the most wonderful time of the year — if you are a weed! I feel like I am growing an experimental test field for weeds, and they are being very, very successful. The heat and the rainfall are ...

The popular Weed Identification Field Guide is now available electronically as an e-book and, for the first time, downloadable on iPad. The publication is distributed by the Iowa Soybean Association ...

I moved home earlier this year and was delighted to finally have a large lawn. The one thing I was less pleased about? The weedy nature of it. There were classic dandelions and nettles, but also some ...

For anyone battling weeds in their lawns, chemical sprays may seem like the obvious first choice. Although herbicides can be extremely effective weed control, they are the final step in a well-rounded ...

Q: My lawn is more weeds than grass right now. What can I do to make it look nice again? A: Our late rains have been a real blessing for our drought troubles, but they have also allowed the weeds to ...

Spring brings renewed life to our gardens and lawns, but alongside the desirable greenery comes the inevitable invasion of weeds. These opportunistic plants can quickly overtake a well-maintained lawn ...

Q: What is this weed that has invaded part of my yard? What can I do to eliminate it? It is very aggressive. A: This is one of the types of nutsedge. They tend to thrive in wetter parts of our lawns ...

When winter comes, most plants and many grasses go dormant. It's like they are taking a break. And while it is easy to assume you can also relax and skip yard care for a while, it is rarely true. The ...

My dad has this grassy weed in the lawn that he refers to as "wire muhly." The roots run horizontally, and it's overtaking his yard. He's had the lawn reseeded twice, and this keeps coming back. The ...

According to Oklahoma State University, the world is home to an estimated 30,000 weed species. Of these weeds, over 4,800 cause considerable economic losses in the food, feed, and fiber production ...