It’s widely known that weeds are unsightly, troublesome plants. In lawns they disrupt the lush, green, carpet effect we work to achieve. Even worse are the weeds that invade vegetable gardens where ...

Q: I already have weeds growing in my vegetable garden and flower beds. I am not fond of working at weed control, and I don’t want them to take over either. What is the easiest way to prevent weeds ...

As a relatively new vegetable gardener, I have been battling aggressive weeds in my garden since I started it three years ago. At the beginning of this season, I had hope that measures I’d taken ...

When we survey vegetable gardeners, we find that weeds are their number one pest challenge. Weeds deprive developing vegetables of water and nutrients, as well as sunlight, and can quickly turn your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We went through a long, cold winter. The warm, sunny days of spring are starting to roll in. When we get outside to work in the ...

With July Fourth approaching many Delawareans are anxiously awaiting the first homegrown tomato from the vegetable garden. You probably have most of your summer crops planted, so now is the time to ...

How does your vegetable garden grow? Mine is just getting started. I am picking asparagus every day (and trying to pull the weeds at the same time) and watching the lettuce and other greens that I ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Unsightly and seemingly uncontrollable, weeds have a way of taking over the garden in the time it takes to put the hoe away. Keeping weeds under control takes time and patience, but ...

The universal spray: It’s a fungicide! An insecticide! A floor wax! Rick, who works in Laurel and lives all the way up in Westminster, writes: “I have a small raised-bed garden that contains tomatoes, ...

Q: I have been taking care of my mother who had a stroke in June and have had to neglect my vegetable garden this year. It is now overgrown. What is the best way to get a handle on the future of my ...

Home gardeners look forward to that first ripe tomato or ear of corn they pick from their carefully tended gardens. But after some vigorous gardening on a hot, humid day, you may wonder if it is all ...