NY State IPM Program at Cornell University/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 Even if you didn't know its quirky name, you have likely seen quackgrass in your yard, whether on the lawn or garden. This creeping weed is ...

A person in boots digs up vegetation in the soil - Penpak Ngamsathain/Getty Images Invasive yard weeds keep us on our toes. Just when we think we have the protocol down to keep them from competing ...

My last column elicited several requests for more detailed information on controlling quackgrass. Following is the question from one reader and response. If you have tree, shrub or lawn questions, you ...

Q: Crazy! My wax ivy and vinca vine are blooming! I have never had blossoms on these ivies, but I’ll take what I can get this time of year. — Mary Berg Lass. A: Thanks for the photos, and yes, flowers ...

Q: I live in Columbia and came across this green moth, but I can't identify it. Can you tell me what it is? (see photo) Some species fly during the day, and some are known for their speed, clocked as ...

Few garden tasks are as gratifying as ripping out my nemesis, quackgrass, an aggressive perennial grass that spreads by seed and by rhizomes. In the past, I’ve attempted to eradicate this grass by ...

Q: I have several questions about seed harvesting. Can most seeds from flowers and vegetables be saved and planted? Or is there a special treatment that is applied to some varieties that makes it ...

I saw your article in the paper about dethatching, and I power rake my lawn every year. It looks great after power raking, and I thought that was the same as dethatching. Should I not be doing that? — ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In field studies, postemergence applications of HOE 29152 {2-[4-(trifluoromethyl phenoxy)phenoxy]propanoate} at rates of 1.68 to 3.36 kg/ha ...

Quackgrass biotypes collected from 15 locations exhibited differential response to primisulfuron at 20 g ha-1 in field experiments at Hudson, NY during 1990 and 1991. Quackgrass control ranged from 23 ...