Posts by A. Bashar

Chickweed seeds itself in about six weeks. How to identify it, hoe it before it flowers, mulch, use a stale seedbed and drip irrigation to clear vegetable beds.

How to identify oxalis and get rid of it in lawns and beds: the herbicides that work, pre-emergent timing, mulch depth and when to hand-weed.

How to identify creeping Charlie (ground ivy), which herbicides worked in university trials, when to spray, and why borax and vinegar fail.

Clover in lawn signals low nitrogen and thin turf. What white clover gives back, its real drawbacks, and how to keep or remove it.

Dandelions regrow from 1-inch root pieces and set seed without pollination. How to identify them, dig the root and time control so they stay gone.

White clover, chickweed, bittercress, star-of-Bethlehem and 6 more lawn weeds with white flowers: how to identify each one and when to treat it.