Most years, Spring signals the start of a colorful garden and a host of blooming flowers. Yet, at this point in the season minimal care is needed for spring-flowering bulbs, Kansas State University ...

Here’s a little known fact: the purple-blooming weeds like henbit and deadnettle that are so easily spotted in the spring are actually growing in your lawn right now. As gardeners, we typically ...

My lawn was covered with purple henbit weed last spring. I was told that a herbicide in fall would prevent this. What should I use and when? T.J. —Tulsa When henbit blooms in spring, it is too late ...

Spring has officially sprung. The crabapples and flowering pears are in full bloom. Tulips and daffodils are starting their flower show. Henbit and dandelions are looking gorgeous. Are the last two ...

The potential for soybean losses due to uncontrolled weeds in the U.S. and Canada adds up to $17.2 billion annually. Getting a jump on controlling winter annual weeds is especially important to ...

Weeds—we can't live with them and, unfortunately, we can't live without them. But what we can do is find a way to control them. It all starts with understanding their biology and habits. By learning ...

Today we’re going to talk about two plants most people refer to as a weed, but what is a weed other than a plant that exists somewhere we don’t want it to exist? There are fancier definitions, but ...

When selecting fruit trees,:consider the number of chill hours required. The chilling requirement is the number of hours between 32 degrees and 45 degrees needed before a plant starts normal growth in ...

Two widespread Northcentral Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma plants are sometimes considered weeds but regardless, are attractive additions to the flora. Both are very hardy, and many individuals of ...