Weeds
There are many types of garden weeds, making it difficult to know how to kill weeds, as not all methods work the same for all weed types. For this reason, we have attempted to make the task of weed control in lawns and gardens easier by providing tips on how to identify garden weeds. Once you know more about the common garden weeds found in the landscape, you’ll have a better idea on how to kill weeds that become bothersome. Whether it comes down to taking an organic approach or using a chemical method, our tips will alleviate future problems.
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Is Japanese Knotweed Edible: Tips For Eating Japanese Knotweed Plants
Japanese knotweed has a reputation as an aggressive, noxious weed, and it’s well-deserved because it can grow 3 feet (1 m.) every month, sending roots up to 10 feet (3 m.) into the earth. However, this plant isn’t all bad because certain parts of it are edible. Learn more here.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Eating Ground Ivy: Is Creeping Charlie Edible
A bane to some gardeners, creeping Charlie can, indeed, infiltrate the landscape becoming impossible to eradicate. But what if eating creeping Charlie was an option? Would it be any more palatable in the landscape? Click here to find out if you can eat creeping Charlie plants.
By Amy Grant
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Using Sheep’s Sorrel As Food – Can You Eat Sheep’s Sorrel Weeds
You may be curious about using sheep’s sorrel in the garden rather than eradicating this common weed. So, is sheep’s sorrel edible and what uses does it have? Click here to learn more about sheep’s sorrel herbal use and decide if this “weed” is right for you.
By Becca Badgett
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Can You Eat Chickweed – Herbal Use Of Chickweed Plants
Chickweed is often viewed as a pesky weed that needs to be eliminates from the garden, but it has some redeeming qualities that may cause a gardener to think twice.
By Darcy Larum
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Tips For Controlling Ragweed Plants
For an allergy sufferer, having your lawn or garden invaded by ragweed can be near torture. Controlling ragweed will help to keep your garden looking nice and alleviate allergy symptoms. Learn more here.
By Heather Rhoades
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Poa Annua Control - Poa Annua Grass Treatment For Lawns
Poa annua grass can cause problems in lawns. Reducing poa annua in lawns can be tricky, but it can be done. With tips from this article and a little persistence, poa annua control is possible.
By Heather Rhoades
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Tips For Spotted Spurge Control
Spotted spurge weed can quickly invade a lawn or garden bed and make a nuisance of itself. Using proper spotted spurge control is important. Use the tips from this article to help control this weed.
By Heather Rhoades
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Yellow Nutsedge Info - Learn About Yellow Nutsedge Control
Yellow nutsedge plants are also called earth almonds due to the tuber's similar flavor. While not on local restaurant menus yet, this weed has potential. If you're curious about those spiky, perennial weeds in your garden, then this article has more information.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Invasive Plant Removal: Controlling Rampant Plants In The Garden
Not all of the plants in the garden are as well behaved as they should be. Sometimes they become rampant and take over the garden. Learn more about these annoying weeds here in this article.
By Nikki Tilley
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Stinkgrass Control - How To Get Rid Of Stinkgrass Weeds
Stinkgrass weeds are among the annual grasses that plague and pester lawn care gurus and vegetable gardeners alike during warm days. Read here to find information and tips for controlling stinkgrass weed.
By Kristi Waterworth
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Pennycress Weed Control – Tips On Managing Pennycress
Pennycress is oftentimes considered a weed. If the plant is not useful to you and is invading your land, learn how to control field pennycress by first identifying the plant and then choosing your treatment. This article will help.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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What Is Maidencane Grass – Learn About Maidencane Control In Gardens
Maidencane spreads readily and quickly and can pose a threat to native plants. For this reason, controlling maidencane weeds in some regions is a necessity. There are several different methods of maidencane control. This article will help with that.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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What Is Arrowgrass – Seaside Arrowgrass Management
What is arrowgrass? Known by many other names, seaside arrowgrass being one, it is an aquatic or semi-aquatic plant that grows wild across much of southern Canada and the Northern U.S. To learn about identifying this plant along with tips on seaside arrowgrass management click the following.
By Mary H. Dyer
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What Weeds Tell About Your Landscape
Getting familiar with weeds can help you improve growing conditions in your garden. So what do weeds tell you about your soil? Learn about weed soil indicators and soil conditions for weeds in the article that follows.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Crabgrass Control - How To Kill Crabgrass
Crabgrass is a frustrating and difficult to control weed that is frequently found in lawns. Getting rid of crabgrass completely is next to impossible, but this article can help. Click here for more info.
By Heather Rhoades
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Learn More About Burr Medic And Its Control
If your lawn is filled with prickly burrs, you likely have burr weeds. With a little vigilance, however, it is possible to control burr medic and improve the health of your lawn. Learn more in this article.
By Nikki Tilley
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Is Glyphosate Dangerous? Information On Glyphosate Use
Glyphosate is one of the most widely used herbicides in the U.S., but is it safe? There is much debate about glyphosate dangers in the garden, our environment, wildlife, and even us. Find out about the safety of glyphosate herbicide in this article.
By Bonnie L. Grant