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 ...

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 ...

Some of the grass in my yard died after last year’s hot, dry summer. It doesn’t look like it’s coming back, despite a fairly wet spring. Several weeds, including dandelions and quackgrass, are growing ...

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 ...

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler identifies a yellow plant that has flourished here in recent years and writes about the causes of yellow tops on tomatoes and how to treat quackgrass. Reader Lance W.

Q: It seems the drought last summer caused a very patchy and sparse lawn with areas of dead grass. Should I seed the larger areas and top-dress the sparse areas? When should fertilizer be applied and ...

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? — ...

Homeowners who battle crabgrass and quack grass often shoot themselves in the foot attempting to treat these common lawn weeds. Before you just dump fertilizers and poisons onto your lawn, it is ...

Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) is a rhizomatous perennial that spreads by seeds and rhizomes. Quackgrass is a highly competitive agricultural weed that can significantly reduce crop yields and reduce ...