Lawn burweed (Soliva pterosperma), more commonly called sticker weed, is best described as a low-growing, freely branched winter annual having leaves that are appear similar to carrot leaves, but are ...

PREVENT WEEDS: Apply preemergence herbicides to your lawn now to prevent cool season annual weeds like chickweed, henbit, sticker weed and annual bluegrass from growing in your lawn. I’m often asked ...

Green weeds can be really obvious in brown, dormant lawns. LSU AgCenter weed scientist Ron Strahan says it’s OK to spray lawns now with liquid herbicides to control those winter weeds before they ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. What is the best way to install landscape fabric for weed control in a ...

Never cover landscape fabric with soil or bury it in the bed. It will not be as effective controlling weeds, and it will be detrimental to the growth of the roots of plants growing in the bed. It also ...