Henbit (top) and purple deadnettle (bottom) are nontoxic weeds. Henbit and purple deadnettle are winter annual species of the same genus, and people frequently confused the two. Both species are often ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Spring has sprung, and one telltale sign is the fields of purple flowers in the area. These plants appear in corn and soybean fields, where they are visible to passersby. Learn more ...

Here’s a little known fact: The purple-blooming weeds such as henbit and deadnettle that are so easily spotted in the spring are actually growing in your lawn right now. As gardeners, we typically ...

The potential for soybean losses due to uncontrolled weeds in the U.S. and Canada adds up to $17.2 billion annually. Getting a jump on controlling winter annual weeds is especially important to ...

Have you been in a purple haze this spring? It’s not your imagination—farm fields have blossomed into amazing swaths of color. Aaron Hager, University of Illinois extension weed specialist says ...

Over the years of writing this column, I continually strive to write about the considerable diversity of wildlife that can be observed here in this great state of ours. But over the last year or so, I ...

As the days begin to get longer and warmer in early spring, you may notice an abundance of several weeds in your gardens, lawns and landscaped areas. Four of the most common ones that we see are ...

For the past dozen years, our Wednesday birding group has remarked that three species of wildflowers, some call them weeds, are taking over the countryside. They are henbit in the spring, then Queen ...

Over the years of writing this column, I have continually worked to write about the considerable diversity of wildlife that can be observed in this great state of ours. But over the last year or so, I ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Spring has sprung, and one telltale sign is the fields of purple flowers in the area. These plants appear in corn and soybean fields, where they are visible to passersby. Learn more ...