Weeds, those pests in your fields, become a valuable tool for testing your soil. Most fields have weeds. They are there day and night, rain or shine, experiencing the forces that shape plant growth.

Every gardener knows that weeds are just plants in the wrong place. Webster’s dictionary defines a weed as “a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth; especially ...

I admit it, I am terrible at weeding. With the winter rains, my yard turns into a lush garden of plants I never planted. Ralph Waldo Emerson described weeds as “a plant whose virtues have not yet been ...

We have all heard stories about weed edibles even if we have never seen or tried them. You may be wondering how they are made and why you can’t get high off simply eating a bud or two. Cannabis is a ...

An invasive weed is an unwanted plant (native or non-native) that is able to establish on many sites and grow quickly to the point of disrupting the well-being of valued plants in the same location.

Searing heat might be making a rough go for most plants, but it doesn’t seem to faze the weeds. These uninvited squatters are doing just fine filling in any minuscule bare spot in the yard. They’re ...

“Weeds of California and Other Western States” is a prize-winning reference book co-written by Joseph DiTomaso and published by the University of California in 2007. The California Invasive Plant ...

Weeds enter farms and fields in various ways. Historically, most of our weeds were introduced from Europe and other areas as a result of human immigration to the prairies. On individual farms, weeds ...