Weeds
How to Have a Weed-Free Garden in 4 Easy Steps
From using raised beds and weed barriers to staying on top of maintenance, here are four easy steps to eliminate weeds in your garden.
How to Kill Poison Ivy: A Complete List of Methods and Tips
Permanently eliminate poison ivy from your yard or wooded areas using this thorough list of physical and herbicidal methods.
How to Get Rid of Weeds Naturally With Homemade Weed Killer
Make your own 3-ingredient weed killer with common household items to eliminate pesky weeds from your garden and sidewalk paths.
The Good and the Bad of Prickly Thistles
Everybody knows them, and everybody detests them: prickly thistles. Here are the good and the bad about these prickly weeds.
Purple Loosestrife, an Invasive Plant
Purple loosestrife is beautiful but very destructive. It is an invasive species from Europe that forms dense mats which choke out native plants.
How to Get Rid of Crabgrass and Win the War!
Crabgrass is relentless, and once it stakes claim to your yard, it can easily and quickly turn your turf into one big weed patch. This article will help you get ahead of it, and keep it at bay, regardless of where you live.
Removing Horsetail Weeds From Your Garden and Patio
There are weeds, and then there are horsetail weeds. These fragile-looking plants are deceptively robust. Once they gain access to your yard, they will make your weeding much harder.
How to Get Rid of Ragweed
Ragweed can be difficult to get rid of once it gets established. Start in the spring before the plants become too large.
How to Get Rid of Bindweed (Creeping Jenny)
Bindweed is an invasive weed related to morning glories. It is extremely difficult to eliminate because of its deep root system.
How to Grow Purslane, an Edible Weed
Purslane, that noxious weed that never seems to go away, is surprisingly nutritious. The stems, leaves and flower buds are all edible.
The Invasion of Super-Weeds
Non-native plants arrive in various parts of the world and create havoc to ecosystems.
A Guide to Names of Weeds (With Pictures)
A weed is an undesired plant in the wrong place. This guide helps you identify 24 of the most common weeds you'll encounter in your garden, so you can love them or kill them!
How to Get Rid of Kudzu in 5 Steps
Although it is called the "vine that ate the south," it is entirely possible to kill kudzu on your property. My husband and I used this method to get rid of kudzu at our summer home.
The Best Way to Get Rid of Garlic Mustard, an Invasive Weed
Garlic mustard is an invasive weed that rapidly crowds out native plants and tree seedlings. It has no natural enemies in North America.
Do Homemade Weed Killers Work?
Looking for a non-toxic solution to use as a natural weed killer for your garden or lawn? Here are the test results of three of the most popular recipes for home-brewed herbicides.
10 Useful or Edible Garden Weeds
A normal suburban family could easily spend dozens of hours or well over $100 a year attempting to eradicate weeds. There are actually many useful and beneficial garden weeds. It's time to take a look at what these well-adapted plants can do for us.
How to Get Rid of Weeds Organically
Green methods to remove weeds benefit you, your family, and your pets. Keep your yard a haven for birds and insects with these simple steps.
Weeds We Love
Whether they're on the side of the road, in a crack in the sidewalk, or in the middle of our flowerbeds, we LOVE LOVE LOVE these weeds.
Use Vinegar or Baking Soda to Kill Weeds
Does baking soda kill weeds? Yes! And so does vinegar! This article will teach you how to use baking soda and vinegar to manage pesky weeds.
How to Kill Weeds: 6 Ways to Get Rid of Them
Weeds are unsightly and spoil a neatly tended garden or yard. Fortunately there are lots of ways to deal with them, either with chemicals or in a natural, environmentally-friendly way.
Best Weed Puller and Weed-Removing Garden Tools
I highly encourage organic gardening practices, including hand weeding, which is easy with the right tools. This article introduces a few awesome weed-pulling and weed-removal tools that make the job a lot easier.
How to Build Raised Beds and Keep a Weed-Free, Low-Maintenance Allotment or Vegetable Plot
By using a garden membrane, raised beds, and fresh soil and compost, you can have a low-maintenance, relatively weed-free allotment that you can manage in an hour a week.
How to Get Rid of Weed Trees in Your Lawn and Garden
Weed trees (aka volunteers) are any type of tree that finds its way to your garden or lawn unbidden. These are trees that plant themselves... often in places where you don't want them.
How to Get Rid of Goat's Head Weeds, Seeds, and Stickers
How to get rid of goat's head weeds in your yard, including their seeds and the stickers. Plus, find out what to do if you get goat's head stickers in your skin.
How to Get Rid of Weeds in Cracks Without Herbicide
Have weeds in cracks around your house? Want to get rid of them without using toxic, chemical weed-killing products? Here are some organic solutions for dealing with weeds in cracks, from boiling water to weeding knives. Some are more permanent than others.
How to Use Vinegar to Kill Weeds
Vinegar is effective as a weed killer due to its ability to draw moisture out of foliage. Household vinegar may also be used in combination with other household items, like salt and dish detergent, to kill weeds as an alternative to chemical herbicides.
Five Beautiful and Edible Weeds, and How to Use Them
Got weeds? They don't have to be your enemy. Here are five "weeds" that are beautiful, edible, and have medicinal qualities and uses that you never knew! All five of these weeds grow in my yard, and probably in yours too!
How to Get Rid of Creeping Charlie Ground Ivy
Creeping charlie is an annoying ground ivy that can be very difficult to remove if left to grow for too long. This article includes several different ways to remove it.
How to Remove and Prevent Weeds From Growing in Your Yard
How do we remove weeds effectively and prevent them from growing back? The following describes different methods to deal with weeds.
Winning the War on Garden Weeds
Got weeds? Don't know how to get rid of them? It’s been weeks since I mounted an offensive campaign in the garden on marauding Canada thistle, bindweed, and bugleweed. Find out how one gardener has been fighting back against weeds. Victory will be mine!