Many lawn weeds serve as host to developing larvae of butterflies, moths, and other insects. These in turn support thriving bird populations. Lawns cover an estimated 40 million acres in the ...

Kudzu plant (Florida State ... to creep out into the lawn, and so Pleas dug it up and threw it in a trash heap near his barn. The vine took root, though, and began to cover both the trash pile ...

Don't fertilize your lawn too early in the year ... herbicides because they must be applied before the weed has germinated. In Northeast Florida, March 1st is a good target date.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. First, determine your weed tolerance. Do you want your lawn to look like the 18th green at a golf course? Are you going for a bit of a ...

A healthy lawn is very important to limit the competition of lawn weeds. Work on improving the lawn while trying to slow down and eliminate weed competition. When using chemicals, read and follow ...

Weeds in the lawn may start innocently enough as a stray patch of dandelions or clover. Before long, they erupt, and you have more weeds than lawn. Applying weed killer keeps weeds in check or ...

Maybe you have been telling yourself that you need to control the weeds in your lawn. That’s a worthy goal. Now is a good time to assess what weeds are there and whether they bother you enough to ...

Many granular fertilizers are chemically bundled with pre-emergent herbicides, which allows you to ‘weed and feed’ your lawn with a single application. Usually, these products get watered into ...