In the quest for a neat, well-manicured lawn, weeds are one of the most frustrating foes. But few weeds strike fear into the hearts of homeowners quite like crabgrass (Digitaria spp.) It can grow in ...

Technically a weed, crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) has a habit of infiltrating American lawns, blending in with other grasses in color and general appearance. But take a closer look and you'll ...

Crabgrass is a low-growing weed that splays outward from the center like crab legs. Crabgrass has clumping, fibrous roots (no rhizomes), and its wide light green leaves come out in the spring to early ...

People tell me they have been working on their lawn to make it look perfect. Everything looks great except for that ugly crabgrass. No matter what you do it comes back every year. It appears in spring ...

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In this dry, hot summer, the more genteel grasses in my yard are browned up, burnt up. But in August, the ever-resilient crabgrass is thriving, filling up the bare spaces, taking over the corners and ...

Question: My lawn has been taken over by crab grass. I used a pre-emergent crab-grass killer in the spring, but it seems not to have worked. What should I do now? Answer: If your lawn is covered in ...