Q: I have an ongoing issue with common chickweed in my backyard – and this year it's spread from my flower beds to the vegetable patch nearby. What can I do to get rid of it for good? A: Chickweed ...

Chickweed’s name can be deceiving—it is anything but small and vulnerable. This annual weed spreads with gusto, overtaking large swatches of thin turf and open soil. It has a mat-like growth habit ...

Q: We've got a widespread weed problem in our vegetable gardens. We're blanketed with wall to wall chickweed. Do you have any suggestions as to how to get rid of this aggressive weed? We didn't till ...

Common chickweed is so adaptable that it can be found in all 48 lower states. Many homeowners want to know how to get rid of this grass and garden weed. Here’s what you need to know about chickweed, ...

Q: My lawn is besieged with clumps of chickweed. I put down corn gluten early March. Where did this all come from? Does it propagate from seed or what? It has woven its way through the grass and is ...

Its popularity with poultry earned it the name chickweed, and some people agree, touting Stellaria media as another weed that makes a tasty salad ingredient, according to the National Garden Bureau.

Common names used for Stellaria media elsewhere include starweed, satin flower and mouse ear. Here in Alaska, however, this pesky, low-growing plant is always referred to as “chickweed.” It is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chickweed is a fast-spreading annual weed with tiny white flowers that can produce thousands of seeds. Keeping your lawn healthy ...

Chickweed is a fast-spreading annual weed with tiny white flowers that can produce thousands of seeds. Keeping your lawn healthy and dense is the best natural defense against chickweed. Along with ...