Crabgrass grows in bare spots on your lawn, and it's in constant competition with grass. Use an herbicide to remove patches of crabgrass before they flower or remove clumps by hand. To prevent future ...

Crabgrass (Digitaria ischaemum or sanguinalis) is a summer annual, germinating from early spring through the growing season. This Eurasian native grows as a low clump, spreading outward, then upward ...

Technically a weed, crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) has a habit of infiltrating American lawns, blending in with other grasses in color and general appearance. But take a closer look and you'll ...

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 ...

Without the competition from grass, crabgrass had its chance to shine. Crabgrass flowers and sets seed in July and August, then dies with the first frost of fall. Therefore, most crabgrass has been ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

It’s a lot faster and easier to turn a garden bed into grass than the other way around. If you’re planning to return an area to lawn, early spring is one of the best times of year to do it. The first ...

Rains over the last month have kept lawns green and flush, but if things dry up over the coming weeks, that growth will slow down, leaving room for one of a lawn’s peskiest weeds to arrive: crabgrass.

Q: What are these annoying little weeds with purple flowers? How can I get rid of them, or better yet, keep them from occurring next year? Are they good for anything? A: The two early season small ...

“There are a few thin areas in my lawn, and I am seeing a grassy weed starting to take over. The leaf blades are wider and lighter green in color than the bluegrass. What is this weed, and what can I ...