I just read an article that likens hairy bittercress (HB) to the “cranky old man up the street.” If you are familiar with hairy bittercress, you will most likely agree. If you are just now learning ...

This week all the mystery plants were annual winter weeds. The mild, cool weather we had in the fall and early winter gave a quick startup to this annual problem. Weeds are rampant, and the recent ...

February’s Weed of the Month, narrowleaf bittercress (Cardamine impatiens) is a relative newcomer to Minnesota and has the potential to become highly invasive. Native to Eurasia, it was first reported ...

CORRECTION: This post has been updated to correct the identification of the weed in this photograph and the explanation below. It feels like spring and our thoughts are turning to gardening. Turn to ...

As Easter arrives this year late into April, we are still having temperatures that are mostly below average. On this day, we can only hope that the weather is conducive for our traditional Easter egg ...

Some weeds are on the mild end of the garden-ruining spectrum, coming out easily and giving up fairly easily. But others are some of nature’s toughest competitors, able to mount tall buildings and ...