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 ...

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 ...

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? — ...

Quackgrass has wide, light-green blades compared to the thinner, darker-green fine fescue pictured here. As a perennial weed, quackgrass can be more difficult to control in lawns. Chris Enroth Chris ...

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, ...

Perennial grasses, such as nimblewill, quackgrass and windmill grass, are some of the most difficult to control weeds in the lawn. Last summer’s drought has thinned many lawns, opening up areas for ...