Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NY State IPM Program at Cornell University/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 Even if you didn't know its quirky name, you have likely seen ...

FARGO — Quackgrass and crabgrass have done quite well for themselves, as weeds go. Neither existed in North America until they were imported by well-intentioned people, and now the weedy grasses have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person in boots digs up vegetation in the soil - Penpak Ngamsathain/Getty Images Invasive yard weeds keep us on our toes. Just ...

My last column elicited several requests for more detailed information on controlling quackgrass. Following is the question from one reader and response. If you have tree, shrub or lawn questions, you ...

Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) is a rhizomatous perennial that spreads by seeds and rhizomes. Quackgrass is a highly competitive agricultural weed that can significantly reduce crop yields and reduce ...

What did one grass blade say to the other about the lack of rain? I guess we’ll just have to make dew. Speaking of lawn grass, I’ve received a large number of questions lately about crabgrass and ...

My faithful readers—all five of them—have likely noticed that the last three articles have discussed weed control in vegetable gardens. I’m going to continue along that same theme discussing another ...

Q: I live in Columbia and came across this green moth, but I can't identify it. Can you tell me what it is? (see photo) Some species fly during the day, and some are known for their speed, clocked as ...

I saw your article in the paper about dethatching, and I power rake my lawn every year. It looks great after power raking, and I thought that was the same as dethatching. Should I not be doing that? — ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Few garden tasks are as gratifying as ripping out my nemesis, quackgrass, an aggressive perennial grass that spreads by seed and by rhizomes. In the past, ...