Crabgrass is a common lawn and garden weed best controlled in the spring. Proper timing is essential for effective control of crabgrass, and products applied too early or too late in the season are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you’ve ever stepped outside in early summer and spotted wiry patches of grass creeping across your ...

Crabgrass is probably one of the most hated weeds around Indiana. It is a summer annual weed that germinates when soil temperatures are around 60 degrees Fahrenheit. It is a grass weed that emerges ...

Crabgrass, also known as Digitaria sanguinalis, is a species of grass that is not considered appropriate for a lawn. It is also known as hairy finger-grass, hairy crabgrass, purple crabgrass, crab ...

Question. Azaleas in our yard are starting to bloom, but the plants are large and lanky. When can they be pruned, and how much? Answer. Enjoy late winter and early spring blooms, and when they are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The persistent weed known as crabgrass (Digitaria spp.) has a way of sneaking into almost every lawn. It ...

The description of the weed in your lawn sounds like you have crabgrass moving in. Crabgrass is an annual, weedy warm-season grass that prefers the hot and dry summer weather over the cool spring and ...

Several products will advertise post emergence control of crabgrass, but research has shown the results to be poor. So what can be done now? Unfortunately, it is best to simply tolerate the crabgrass ...

A: When the weather has been acceptable, I have spent many recent summer afternoons pulling crabgrass from my front bed. The mat of roots sure is tough to get out of dry soil! Prevention is the best ...

Editor's note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

Crabgrass is a common problem that appears in summer. According to Lowes, crabgrass plants produce thousands of seeds between midsummer and early fall. While the first frosts of late-fall or early ...