The issue: Common chickweed (Stellaria media) prefers cool, moist, shady conditions. It mostly germinates in the fall and spring, but in cool summers it germinates almost all season long. Fall ...

In spring, chickweed appears seemingly overnight. It is food for chickens, rabbits, deer and us and is sometimes used as a herbal medicine Vicky McMillan Special to The Island Packet/ The Beaufort ...

Removing the weed by sight during the fall is a true and effective way of stopping a major source of seeds. But since even ...

Bright flashes of green in the garden in spring can be a welcome sight. Or not. Some of the first plants to green up after the winter are weeds, such as creeping Charlie, common chickweed, deadnettle ...

Winter annual weeds protect the soil from erosion and retain nutrients during the winter; however, they can also act as a host for crop pests and pathogens and impede planting. Increased knowledge of ...

Q: The damage to our red maple (see reader's photo) was caused by the freeze a few weeks ago. We fear the damage will allow insects to damage the tree even more. Is there anything we can do to save ...