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: 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 ...

Q: I have chickweed all over my rose bed. I applied Gallery broadleafed pre-emergent weedkiller last fall. Either it was the wrong material, or I might have applied it at the wrong time. What can I do ...

Years ago in my home state of Missouri, I would sit miserably with insect bites all around my ankles and waist through most of the summer months. Mites, chiggers, spiders, mosquitoes. They would all ...