CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As summer starts turning to fall in Northeast Ohio, weeds are sometimes the most attention-getting plants in the garden. Mild-mannered and time-strapped gardeners, like yours truly, ...

close-up of canada thistle in dirt - butterfly's dream/Shutterstock If you've ever gone on a hike and seen a familiar green, spiky-looking plant, you've probably spotted Canada thistle (Cirsium ...

Plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides) is a winter annual or biennial that forms dense monocultures outcompeting other plants for light, nutrients and moisture. Listed as a noxious weed in Idaho, ...

Thistles in the lawn are not unlike Lego bricks in a carpet—you often don’t notice these pesky lawn weeds with spiny foliage until you step on them barefoot and feel the pain they inflict. Because ...

Some plants are just bad news. Thistle is one of them, with many invasive varieties and a nasty tendency to quickly take over your garden. Worse, this weed's prickly leaves are a nuisance for humans ...

This has been a phenomenal year for germination of noxious weeds. Scotch thistle, for instance. Scotch thistle grows up to 13 feet tall. Cutting the root 2 inches below ground will kill that root and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For the past few years, I’ve participated in “Thistle Thursdays,” targeting a popular trail near Jackson, Wyoming. The weekly weed party was organized in ...

Management of perennial broadleaf weeds such as dandelion, Canada thistle, horsenettle, hemp dogbane, milkweed, smooth ...