Weeds are a widespread problem for the blueberry industry, particularly in young plantings when bushes are not fully established and most susceptible to competition. Weed control is even more of a ...

Question: My neighbor says mulch will reduce my weed problems. How does that reduce weeds? What exactly is mulch? What is the best mulch to use? Answer: Mulch is any material used to cover the soil ...

Use a no-gaps strategy. Chad Godsey of Godsey Ag spoke about herbicide strategies for 2026 at the Kansas Corn and Soybean ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A primary challenge of managing vegetable production on a small land base is the maintenance and building of soil quality. Previous studies ...

Is your garden getting harder and harder to find? Weeds can be overwhelming this time of year. Linn County Master Gardener Lisa Slattery provides tips for how to control or even eliminate weed ...

The amateur weatherman provides forecasts to his growing Facebook following as a hobby when he's not working his full-time job as a customer quality engineer.

I stood in a Jeromesville store buying a pack of gum a few years ago and saw a friend who reads my column. He asked me about what happens to the black plastic you put over gardens in the spring. In a ...

A rose by any other name may still be a rose, but mulches need defining. There are 17 different materials considered on the University of California’s Statewide Integrated Pest Management website, and ...

Field experiments were conducted to determine the effects of various densities of four fall-seeded small grain mulches and diphenamid (N,N-dimethyl-α-phenyl benzeneacetamide) on weed control, yield, ...

If oxalis is smothering your garden like gravy over biscuits, consider sheet mulching. Or, if you've got a lawn you want to get rid of, or soil that needs enriching, sheet mulch it. With one nearly ...

Spring is just around the corner and you’re probably already thinking about how you’re going to hate dealing with all of those weeds. Hand weeding is great exercise, but it gets pretty tiring after a ...