Weeds With Purple Flowers in Lawns: 8 Common Ones and How to Identify Them
Henbit, purple deadnettle, ground ivy, violets and 4 more purple-flowered lawn weeds: how to tell them apart and when to treat each one.
Posts by A. Bashar
Weeds With Yellow Flowers in Lawns: 8 Common Ones and How to Identify Them
Dandelion, catsear, oxalis, black medic, hop clover, trefoil, buttercup or mock strawberry? Identify yellow lawn weeds by their leaves.
Weeds That Look Like Grass: 9 Grassy Lawn Weeds and How to Tell Them Apart
Crabgrass, nutsedge, quackgrass, wild garlic and 5 more grass lookalikes: a one-minute test to identify each and why the ID decides the control.
Should You Kill Weeds Before Overseeding? A Decision Guide by Weed Type
Seed first or spray first? It depends on the weed. Broadleaf weeds: seed now, spray in October. Crabgrass: ignore it. Perennial grasses: kill first. With herbicide waiting periods.
How to Thin Out Grass That Is Too Thick (and Why It Happens)
Grass too thick? Usually it is overgrown, thatchy, over-fed or a creeping grass. A diagnosis table, staged mowing, dethatching thresholds and nitrogen rates.
Power Raking a Lawn: Pros, Cons and How It Differs From Dethatching
Power rake only if thatch is over 1/2 in or winter debris is matted. Spring tines comb, a dethatcher slices. Timing by grass type, settings, aftercare.