Master Gardeners answer your questions about weeds and invasive plants. Pat D. writes: Help! Weeds are overtaking my garden. How do I control them without chemicals? Answer: Weeds become aggressive ...

Sustainable weed control costs money. Failure to control weeds this year can end up costing a lot more in the long run. According to a recent Purdue University study, using a diversified herbicide ...

We went through a long, cold winter. The warm, sunny days of spring are starting to roll in. When we get outside to work in the yard, we are going to want to focus our time on the yard and garden ...

Drought notoriously impacts many facets of wheat production. Growers deal with reduced yields and shortened plant heights while facing other issues that cloud a crop’s success. Little moisture also ...

Answer: A few years ago, I asked NMSU Extension Weed Specialist Leslie Beck to explain why annual weeds like sandburs and goatheads are so difficult to control and to give us options for managing them ...

April showers bring May flowers. They also bring May dandelions, and crabgrass, and weeds. Weeds are just part of having a yard. They’re part of having a garden. Heck, they’re part of having a ...

It seems like a never-ending battle as weeds constantly encroach on our lawns and landscape beds. It’s true, this is one of the more difficult aspects in the landscape to manage, but it doesn’t have ...

No matter the growth stage, soybean weeds are never a welcome presence. In fact, early-season weed control is critical to minimize direct competition with weeds that emerge at about the same time as ...

Weed control is the No. 1 pest problem for farmers. Pests include insects, diseases and weeds, not just insects. More money is spent by farmers on controlling weeds than controlling or preventing ...

Weeds are a common problem for gardens and lawns, and can be difficult to control. Gardeners should determine their weed tolerance and workload tolerance before implementing a weed control plan.