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 out of the ground, ensuring the removal of the entire root system.

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March’s Weed of the Month, leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) is an invader of pastures, forage, grasslands, and ditches. It is native to Eurasia and has become widespread throughout the United States.

But we're still spraying spurge, Tammy Swift says. SUBSCRIBE NOW AND SAVE 99¢/month for 3 ... is a noxious weed with yellowish flowers and the tenacity of a cockroach.

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, ...

Myrtle spurge, also known as donkey tail, is a weed you need to handle with caution. Some gardeners like the look of it, as it resembles a succulent. Robinson says he sees it occasionally on the job.

MOSCOW, Idaho — Madison County rancher Galen Lusk has grown accustomed to finding isolated patches of leafy spurge within his dryland pastures in recent years.

Herbert Readon (left) and Debbie Brown removing seedling and adult plants from the newly-discovered site at at Kapowairua ...