Which organic weed killer for lawns is best? When it comes to creating a beautiful lawn, eliminating weeds tends to frustrate most gardeners. While there are many powerful synthetic weed killers on ...

Weeds in the lawn may start innocently enough as a stray patch of dandelions or clover. Before long, they erupt, and you have more weeds than lawn. Applying weed killer keeps weeds in check or stops ...

Discover how to effectively plan your yard's preemergent strategies by factoring in the season and weed type for optimal ...

There's nothing worse than weeds growing on your lawn - except, maybe, when they're spreading from your neighbor's yard. So, ...

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 ...

With the lawn care season around the corner, correct use of herbicides to manage weeds helps reduce damage to nontarget plants like trees, increases effectiveness, and can help reduce resistance in ...

Lots of lawn weeds pop up in June, but controlling them isn’t as easy as spraying weed-killers – especially as the weather turns hot. For one thing, herbicides don’t work as well in very hot summer ...

If weeds dominate an area, it’s likely that something is wrong with either the growing conditions or your lawn care practices. Shade, compaction, low pH, and cutting the grass too short will all allow ...

Before we look at ways to deal with grassy weeds, let’s look at what they are, and this requires a short botany lesson. Weeds, unwanted plants or plants growing out of their desired location, are ...

Hot temperatures and lawn weed killers (herbicides) are a bad combination. The combination of spraying a lawn with an herbicide and warm temperatures can easily result in lawn damage. Most lawn ...

Jason Henderson consults for private industry and is the owner of Green Agronomics LLC, which is developing products related to research discussed in this article. He also receives funding from state, ...