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Dealing with quackgrass takes persistence. Here's how to control and eliminate this grassy weed before it takes over your ...

My last column elicited several requests for more detailed information on controlling quackgrass. Following is the question from one reader and response. If you have tree, shrub or lawn questions, you ...

I saw your article in the paper about dethatching, and I power rake my lawn every year. It looks great after power raking, and I thought that was the same as dethatching. Should I not be doing that? — ...

Perennial grasses, such as nimblewill, quackgrass and windmill grass, are some of the most difficult to control weeds in the lawn. Last summer’s drought has thinned many lawns, opening up areas for ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Few garden tasks are as gratifying as ripping out my nemesis, quackgrass, an aggressive perennial grass that spreads by seed and by rhizomes. In the past, ...