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30 types of weeds and how to ID them

It’s been said that a weed is just a plant growing where you don’t want it to. Some are aggressive to the point of being invasive, while others have redeeming qualities you might want to consider ...
Stop guessing and start targeting. Compare leaf and root features to spot grassy weeds versus broadleaf invaders in your turf ...
It is the most wonderful time of the year — if you are a weed! I feel like I am growing an experimental test field for weeds, and they are being very, very successful. The heat and the rainfall are ...
Orthoimagery derived from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has become a valuable data source for crop-growth monitoring. Individual plant-level (IPL) information enables high-throughput analyses by ...
As the growing season enters full swing, gardeners may currently be looking across their beds, both grateful for the lush specimens they’re nursing to productivity and dreading the thought of pulling ...
Late-summer weeds such as ragweed, purslane, lambsquarters, pigweed, broadleaf plantain and pokeweed have distinctive features worth checking before removal - Shutterstock Late summer can reveal the ...
Information about the Weed of Concern horse chestnut. Horse chestnut is also known by its Latin name, Aesculus hippocastanum. Horse chestnut is designated as a weed of concern in King County. This ...
Information about the noxious weed hydrilla. Hydrilla is also known by its scientific name, Hydrilla verticillata. Hydrilla is a regulated Class A noxious weed. This means eradication is required ...
I recently discovered that what I thought were beautiful flowers in my yard are actually noxious weeds. Can you explain how to identify noxious weeds and why they are harmful? Spring has sprung, and ...
Once the corn and soybean harvest rush is over, you owe it to your farm’s future to develop an integrated weed management plan for next season. Implementing a proactive and integrated weed management ...
If you’ve ever wondered what the weeds are that are growing in your yard and garden you can learn about them and have a chance to win a ribbon. ISU field agronomist Meaghan Anderson says the weed ...