This has been a phenomenal year for germination of noxious weeds. Scotch thistle, for instance. Scotch thistle grows up to 13 feet tall. Cutting the root 2 inches below ground will kill that root and ...

Q: We recently moved to a new home and have inherited flower beds which are inundated with thistle. We have weeded these beds several times, but more thistle just pops up. How can we control this ...

Among garden weeds, the Canada Thistle (cirsium arvense) is a common perennial weed and what I call a “super weed.” It has a dual system of reproduction, by roots and flowers that produce seeds. Thus, ...

Plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides) is a winter annual or biennial that forms dense monocultures outcompeting other plants for light, nutrients and moisture. Listed as a noxious weed in Idaho, ...

While removing vegetables from my garden, I found annual sow thistle, dandelion, mustard and other weeds camping in my yard. Normally my wife, Barbara, takes care of weeds, but she's under the weather ...

BOZEMAN – This article highlights the evolution of glyphosate (Roundup, RT3, and other generics)-resistant Russian thistle in Montana. Russian thistle ( Salsola tragus L.), a native of southeastern ...