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 ...

The issue: Common chickweed (Stellaria media) prefers cool, moist, shady conditions. It mostly germinates in the fall and spring, but in cool summers it germinates almost all season long. Fall ...

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 ...

Right now, chickweed is having a heyday in the garden spreading its mats of bright green leaves over any available piece of bare ground. Where did it come from you say? That’s this week’s adventure in ...

Chickweed is a wild, edible green that grows in most backyards. Dropping temperatures and declining amounts of daylight have been doing a real number on edible wild greens available from the landscape ...

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 ...

Common chickweed (Stellaria media) is a summer or winter annual native to Europe. It invades rights-of-way, cropland, lawns, landscaping, gardens, and other disturbed sites. While it is a prolific ...