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 ...

There was a fair amount of quackgrass on the farm where I worked as a teen. In town, however, crabgrass was a more common problem—and one that was easier to solve since it spread by seed only and not ...

Once you recognize quackgrass, you will see it everywhere. Even in your night and day dreams. Mine are now occupied by epic battles to save what remains of our garden. I thought that I knew weeds, but ...

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

Q: I have quackgrass in my yard. It’s taking over. How do I deal with it? A: Quackgrass looks like dull-green grass on steroids, growing in bunches 1 to 4 feet tall. Leaf blades are flat, with a pair ...

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 ...

Q: Here is a picture of my cyclamen plant. Can you tell me what the round growth is? It's not a flower bud. — Willard Hiebert, Moorhead. A: Thanks for the interesting photo. The round ball shape at ...

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 ...

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, ...

Some of the grass in my yard died after last year’s hot, dry summer. It doesn’t look like it’s coming back, despite a fairly wet spring.