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Showing posts with label Weeds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weeds. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Are You Unknowingly Harboring a Noxious Weed in Your Garden? by Donna Duffy

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It’s easy to get hooked on flowers that are easy to grow, especially those that seem to be refreshingly trouble-free. Unfortu...
Friday, October 13, 2017

Fall is the Time to Manage Dandelions by Rebecca Anderson

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  Everyone recognizes a dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale ) by its bright yellow flower that transitions to a white puff ball in a matt...
Monday, March 27, 2017

Controlling Mullein in Your Landscape By Joyce D’Agostino

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Common Mullein, photo courtesy Common Sense Homesteading Last year I was surprised to find a plant volunteering in one of my raised bed...
Friday, March 24, 2017

Pre-Emergent Herbicides by Donna Duffy

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Dandelion, photo courtesy extension.usu.edu March is the time of year to consider the application of pre-emergent herbicides. Planttal...
Monday, November 16, 2015

Wayward Weeds or Red Root Pig Weed by Ann Moore

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        Amaranths retroflorus photo from Wikipedia.org         The term weed is sometimes slang for marijuana but since that chapter ...
Thursday, July 2, 2015

Identifying Poison-Hemlock by Audrey Stokes

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Poison-Hemlock  (Conium maculatum ). Scientists recommend that you learn to identify and avoid plants that produce dangerous toxins. Yo...
Thursday, June 5, 2014

What Makes a Weed a WEED? by Rebecca Anderson

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Photo by Rebecca Anderson This is the time of year when our landscapes are becoming greener and new plants are sprouting every day.  As...
Sunday, May 5, 2013

Noxious Weeds Problems in Jefferson County Colorado by Gina Kokinda

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Myrtle Spurge ( Euphorbia myrsinites ) photo courtesy CSU Do you have a noxious weed problem? I do. The snow is melting, and so a...
Monday, August 15, 2011

Garden Weed Management: Using Pulled Weeds for Mulch

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Pile of Bindweed. Use as Mulch? Think Again! Andrea Cummins, Extension Agent at neighboring CSU Douglas County Extension, has this to...
Monday, August 8, 2011

Violets and Ground Ivy in the Lawn by Elaine Lockey

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Common blue violet  Is it a flower or a weed?  Well that answer is truly in the eye of the beholder. The common blue violet, Viola specie...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Use Caution When Pulling Myrtle Spurge By Joyce D’Agostino

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For the most part, weeds in our landscape are harmless and are just an annoyance that cause us a lot of work in pulling and removing. There...
Monday, August 9, 2010

Poisonous Weeds

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Water Hemlock A couple of weeks ago I blogged about eating the weeds in your garden.  Here's a cautionary article about being sure th...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

Eating Weeds

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Tired of weeding? Try eating them instead! Here's a cool old article about growing and eating the weeds in your garden! PlantersPlace...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Noxious Weeds

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Spending the day weeding usually puts me in a noxious state of mind. Especially when I notice that many of my weeds are on "the list...
Monday, February 15, 2010

Are You Unknowingly Harboring a Noxious Weed in Your Garden? by Donna Duffy

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It’s easy to get hooked on flowers that are easy to grow, especially those that seem to be refreshingly trouble-free. Unfortunately, some of...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Tech Helps Dandelions Ooze : Discovery News

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The dandelion, that most reviled of "weeds" may have come into its own.  We may be driving our hybrid cars in a few years on dande...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Plant Alert: Giant Hogweed by Mary Small

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Recently I was directed to an on-line article in which a popular local author recommended the use of Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum...
Thursday, June 11, 2009

Bindweed Mites by Mary Small

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Recently there was a program on NPR that discussed bindweed mites, a biological control agent of field bindweed and some of its relatives. ...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Weedy Things by Late Bloomer

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One week in May: Don't get me wrong. Last month I even loved seeing the weeds because I had been green-starved for too long. But that t...
Sunday, July 27, 2008

Embarrassing Weed Story by Carol King

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Every gardener probably has an embarrassing weed story. An exotic plant pops up and is nurtured and later turns out to be a musk thistle....