Q: I have a beautiful lawn that has been invaded by spurge. I’m not sure how it got there, but I would really like to get rid of it. What do you recommend? A: Spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata) is a ...

A lack of snow in the Wasatch Mountains this winter is one of the reasons more weeds are growing in your yard this spring. Utah’s capital city has been named one of the 10 worst cities for weeds and ...

Q: I have some low weeds (spurge?) that are slowly taking over my tiff-green lawn. They are easy to kill in the gravel but what can I do about the lawn? Would something like Weed-B-Gone work and not ...

Q: Our 20-year-old zoysia lawn is being eaten up by spurge weed (diagnosed by a nursery) and moss, as you can see in the attached picture. The area is on the south side of our property, gets afternoon ...

Spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata) is an annual prostrate plant in the spurge family. It grows close to the ground and forms a dense mat of vegetation invading gardens, cultivated agricultural areas, ...

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Canada thistle may look beautiful and innocent with its bright yellow and purple flowers towering above North Dakota's crops and prairie grasses, but looks may be deceiving. The plant is an invasive ...

In agriculture, the more you learn, the less you know. Many farmers will tell you this. No season is the same, and you learn something every day. We began this year with enough rain to slow down ...

A "prairie rose" award to the city of Fargo for another efficiently conducted Cleanup Week, starting with the free electronics recycling day on the preceding Saturday. And a "leafy spurge" award to ...