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.

A: We can help. We understand your frustration as crabgrass is a challenge for everyone from the novice gardener to the best golf course turf managers. Two types of crabgrass are common in Ohio: large ...

Crabgrass is an aggressive weed that appears to sprawl like crab legs, and many homeowners hate how it disrupts the uniformity of an otherwise lush lawn. When left untreated, it can compete with the ...

Some of the earliest emerging broadleaf weeds have begun to emerge. The biggest problem with weeds in turfgrass is reduced aesthetic value, although some weeds can out compete turfgrass when ...

Which crabgrass killers are best? Crabgrass is an insidious little weed. It can take years to be fully rid of it once it’s rooted itself deep in your yard. It’s difficult to notice, as it likely looks ...

Crabgrass is a low-growing weed that splays outward from the center like crab legs. Crabgrass has clumping, fibrous roots (no rhizomes), and its wide light green leaves come out in the spring to early ...

If crabgrass has been a problem in your lawn, now is the time to be watching soil temperatures. Why is soil temperature important? Because a well-timed application of pre-emergence herbicide limits ...

There’s nothing worse than installing a beautiful lawn only to see random weeds popping up a few months later. Even those with the best maintenance routine for their lawns can find themselves falling ...

Since crabgrass is probably the most common warm season grassy weed of lawns in our part of the state, I think there’s a good chance that the majority of lawns in Rutherford County contain crabgrass ...