OK, Alaskans, we are at the end of the first flush of dandelions for the 2022 summer season. In years way past, this would be my call to write a nasty column about the need to eradicate the yellow ...
Q: Well, it’s spring and my lawn is full of dandelions again. I don’t want to use chemicals because I don’t want to hurt bees and butterflies, but I’m worried that my neighbors are quietly seething. I ...
Many gardeners have a love-hate relationship with dandelions. Some find their nutritional value and contributions to the environment, including acting as a food source, beneficial to their yard.
They've arrived and are determined to destroy your lawn. Dandelions – the weeds you loved to pick and play with as a child and loathe as an adult – are starting to take over your lawns and open spaces ...
Plentiful precipitation means dandelions are growing like … weeds. They can be unsightly, but also support pollinators at a time when bees and butterflies have few options. To pull them or not to pull ...
Those round, short, golden yellow flowers that emerge in spring are often scorned, especially when they cover lawns. Dandelions are everywhere, people complain. One man sprays herbicides on every one ...
My eyes tell me that it is a banner year for dandelions. Dandelions are easy to kill with a broadleaf weed killer. But should you put your lawn and the ecosystem around your home into chem-o-therapy ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
As we move into the growing season, dandelions can cause many potential headaches not just in your lawn but also in your alfalfa field. It is important to remember that dandelions establish in the ...
If you are like many of us, you may have woken up one morning this spring to find that your lawn was covered in dandelions, seemingly overnight. Are you wondering what to do? Is now the right time to ...
Each year, the city of Boulder receives a handful of complaints from residents about the application of commercial pesticides or herbicides. All of the following complaints involved a lack of ...