Weed Smackdown
A weed is defined as a wild plant that is growing where it is not wanted and stealing nutrients from the desired flowers in the garden. The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum hosts plant sales mostly in Lincoln but occasionally elsewhere. Grass stems, called culms, grow up from the base of the plant (the crown). Florets grow […]
Interesting Factoids I Bet You Never Knew About Weed Seeds
But this is no innocuous weed. In conclusion, using vinegar as a weed killer has many benefits over chemical alternatives. Healthy grasses can keep giant ragweed from taking over. How to control it: Giant ragweed seeds can produce up to 5,000 seeds per plant, dispersing via the wind. Like its ragweed cousin (and unlike goldenrod), […]