A well-maintained, uniform lawn is something many homeowners desire, but the sight of nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus) can get in the way of this dream. Some may not like the way it looks, and even worse, ...

Submitted photo The weed nutsedge after it has been treated. It is very difficut to eliminate from lawns and flower beds. Heat and humidity, which are normally expected in July, have abruptly arrived.

The official start to summer is on the near horizon, but the thermometer’s increasing readings indicate the growing season is already here. During these days of social distancing, the necessary yard ...

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A friend of mine told me she had some type of fast-growing grass in our flower beds that seemed to grow even more when she pulled it up. She was wondering what this grass was and how to control it.

Answer: A few years ago, I asked NMSU Extension Weed Specialist Leslie Beck to explain why annual weeds like sandburs and goatheads are so difficult to control and to give us options for managing them ...

QUESTION: My friend has nutsedge in her yard that she has been fighting for several years. What can she use, and when can she do it, to finally get the perennial grasslike weed under control? ANSWER: ...

Q: I have tried several products to remove this weed from my lawn, but nothing has worked. In fact it seems to be spreading. Any other suggestions? A: From your photo, it appears that you have an ...

Yellow nutsedge is a challenging lawn weed. It’s a yellow-green, grass-like weed with waxy blades that grows faster than turfgrass. Being a sedge, it’s shiny stems are triangular-shaped rather than ...

Yellow nutsedge is a common weed found in turf areas and is challenging to control. You can identify it by the triangular shape of its stems, with light green to yellowish leaves. Each leaf will be ...