Tag Archive | "Weed Control"

Illinois Residents Take Weed Spray Issue Into Their Own Hands

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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As reported here last month, a group of Illinois residents successfully fought a plan to spray local playing fields for weeds. To show they’re serious, those same folks are offering to pull the weeds by hand to satisfying the aesthetic expectations of the community at large: http://highlandpark.suntimes.com/news/8526419-418/park-board-rounds-up-volunteers-to-weed-fields.html.

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What About Nutsedge?

Monday, July 13, 2009

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With all the excess moisture we’ve been getting along the Eastern Seaboard, one of the weeds gaining a major foothold is nutsedge, or what some call nutgrass. These thick-bladed plants, lighter green than most lawn grasses, thrive in waterlogged soil and their presence often indicates that drainage is poor, irrigation is too frequent, or sprinklers [...]

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