Hand-pulling is the best bet to get rid of small patches of spurge. Use a small trowel or hand fork to carefully lever the ...

Spurge isn't exactly a desirable weed to have in your lawn, but luckily, you can spot it more easily by knowing the common varieties to look for.

A: In most cases, herbicide application should not be considered as a first option for weed control. Hand weeding, hoeing and mulching are tedious but effective methods of weed control. Sometimes, ...

Mid-summer is always a good time to watch out for crop pests. Take a quick pass around the farm to look for one of the most obnoxious weeds around, leafy spurge. My co-worker, Graig Reicks (SDSU ...

Another garden invader is Purslane. This “weed” is a low growing succulent with a red stem, green tear drops shaped leaves and small yellow flowers.

While crabgrass and spurge are “two of the toughest weeds” that Salt Lake County must deal with every year, Wagner said they are just two of about 15 weeds “that we see in areas along the ...

Mid-summer is always a good time to watch out for crop pests. As you gear up for the fourth, take a quick pass around the ...

Spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata) is an annual prostrate plant in the spurge family. It grows close to the ground and forms a dense mat of vegetation invading gardens, cultivated agricultural ...

A common weed could help cure skin cancers, claim researchers. The sap from a plant known as petty spurge or milkweed - found by roadsides and in woodland - can 'kill' certain types of cancer ...

Residents have also been noting the proliferation of prostrate spurge. There are four types of prostrate spurge, with spotted spurge being the most common in this area.

There are many, many types of flea beetles. This one grew up in a part of the world where they and leafy spurge were both native. They developed an appetite only for spurge and don't like other ...

Myrtle spurge grows 8 to 12 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide and has blue-green, fleshy, succulent-like leaves arranged spirally around the stem. Stems grow from a prostrate woody base.