Category: Lawn Weeds

Wild violets shrug off most lawn weed killers. Here is how to confirm the ID, why fall triclopyr or fluroxypyr works best, and how to keep them from coming back.

Henbit germinates in fall and flowers in spring. Identify it by its clasping leaves, then pull, mulch or spray in fall for the best control window.

Poa annua (annual bluegrass) seeds even when mowed short. How to identify it, when to apply a pre-emergent, and a season-by-season control plan.

Spurge can set seed five weeks after it sprouts. How to identify spotted and ground spurge and stop it in lawns, beds and paving cracks.

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.