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 ...

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.

I saw a couple of lawns with a lot of crabgrass last summer. Generally, crabgrass thrives in lawns that are cut short and in drier areas near pavement. Fortunately, crabgrass has not been an issue in ...

Do you dream of a perfect lawn that’s green, luscious, and weed-free? Achieving a blanket of green in your yard will take some work, but it is doable if you know which weeds to look out for. Crabgrass ...

For lawns that have experienced crabgrass problems in the past, the best approach for control of this annual weed in the coming year is the timely application of a crabgrass prevention herbicide. In ...

Q: I purchased a product called Maize Weed Preventer at a local nursery to apply in hopes of preventing annual crabgrass seeds from sprouting in the lawn. Does this product work? When is the right ...

A weed commonly found in Kansas lawns can sure make homeowners feel pretty crabby this time of year. But applying an herbicide at the right time can help alleviate crabgrass problems, said Kansas ...

You might be thinking that a better title for this article, designed for the average homeowner, might be “Controlling Crabgrass.” However, I’ll explain why I believe the word ‘preventing’ is more ...

Q. I put crabgrass preventer on the lawn, but the crabgrass is actively growing and spreading. Did I apply it too late?-Dave Wilson, Bismarck A. The wide-bladed weedy grass that doesn't blend well ...

If you’re buying trees, shrubs, fruit bushes, roses, and even perennial flowers from a mail-order vendor, odds are the plants will show up “bare root,” i.e. without any soil around the roots.