As we increasingly spend time in our gardens, so do a couple of undesirable undomesticated plants, otherwise known as weeds. While those with a wild cottage garden might welcome chickweeds, nettles ...
Vinegar is a non-selective herbicide and can harm any vegetation it touches, including lawn grass. If you want to kill weeds in the lawn with an herbicide, use a selective herbicide instead. You can ...
Weeds are more than just an unattractive nuisance. Certain weeds can exacerbate allergies, attract unwelcome pests to your yard, and compete with desired grasses for sunlight, water, and nutrients.
A well-kept lawn means tackling weeds without damaging your grass. While garden weeds grow around plants, lawn weeds emerge directly from your turf, challenging your efforts to maintain a healthy lawn ...
Weeds are the bane of many gardens and lawns. But is there ever a reason why they might actually be good? Keep reading and ...
Last week, I discussed struggles gardeners face to manage weeds from overtaking flower beds, vegetable gardens and landscapes this time of year while attempting to do so without harsh ...
Here’s a little known fact: The purple-blooming weeds such as henbit and deadnettle that are so easily spotted in the spring are actually growing in your lawn right now. As gardeners, we typically ...
Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. Please advise me on when and what to use to prevent winter and summer weed ...
Maybe you have been telling yourself that you need to control the weeds in your lawn. That’s a worthy goal. Now is a good time to assess what weeds are there and whether they bother you enough to ...
My front and backyards were planted with St. Augustinegrass sod squares last year. Even though weed control measures were done before the grass was planted, dollarweed and other undesirable types of ...