The morning newspaper could be an easy solution to persistent garden weeds when repurposed as a weed barrier. This simple method transforms ordinary newspaper into a protective layer that helps block ...

Ask any knowledgeable horticulturist how effective weed barrier fabric is in controlling weeds and you’ll likely hear that any advantages are outweighed by the shortcomings. However, most will ...

What constitutes a weed is a matter of context and perspective. The same plants that are undesirable for your garden plot may be invaluable to a nearby field. There they grow heartily despite poor ...

Most people don’t enjoy pulling weeds. For most of us, it’s a time waster that burdens an already congested list of chores. While there have been a lot of advancements in weed control, few seem as ...

No matter how much you pull them or how much mulch you apply to smother them, weeds always seem to find a way into lawns and garden beds everywhere. Even if it were possible to remove or kill every ...

Whether you're an eco warrior, a thrifty homesteader, or a farmer with a really full linen closet, this bed sheet hack might ...

You may know Bishop’s Weed, Aegopodium podagraria, a member of the carrot family, as goutweed, ground elder and snow-on-the-mountain. Native to Europe and northern Asia, it was brought to North ...

Dear Neil: A reader said they put down “weed barrier?” Back in Minnesota we put down heavy duty plastic sheeting and covered it with rock. The weeds stayed away. Thoughts? A: If you’re talking about ...

Coffee grounds are beneficial in your garden as they are rich in nitrogen, which is essential for healthy plant growth, and ...