Some weeds that crop up in your garden can be sneaky. One such weed is broadleaf, so here's how to identify it -- and steps you can take to get rid of it.

Weeds can be divided into two main types: grassy and broadleaf. Here's how to tell them apart and why you may need to know the difference between them.

Broadleaf lawn weeds respond best to active ingredients that target how the family of weeds grows within lawn grasses. Avoid treating new lawns.

Broadleaf weeds have two cotyledons (seed leaves) when the seed germinates, and their true leaves have net-like veins and flowers. Some of our problematic broad leaf weeds in this area include ...

Apply lawn fertilizer in mid-summer, if you didn’t do so in the spring. Treat dandelions and other broadleaf weeds, such as plantain and chickweed, with a dual-function “weed and feed ...

Most of these weeds are classified as broadleaf weeds. This is because they have leaves instead of blades like grass. Dandelions, clover, chickweed, and bittercress all fall into this category.

For broadleaf weeds, use 3-way herbicide containing 2, 4-D as the main active ingredient. Follow the application instructions on the label, says Waltz. These products are available in granular or ...

Late October-early November: Check for broadleaf weeds and spray them. Now that fall has arrived, broadleaf weed spray can be used, if broadleaf weeds are a problem in your lawn.

One reason you need to assess what weeds are in your lawn is because you may have one, two or three categories of weeds: grass weeds, broadleaf weeds, or sedges. The management required for each ...

In the next few weeks, you will also start to see broadleaf weeds emerging in the lawn. When this happens, it sometimes frustrates people who have applied pre-emergent weed control to the lawn.

Trimec-type herbicides contain 2,4-D, dicamba and mecoprop as active ingredients and are very effective against broadleaf weeds. Atrazine has both pre-emergent and post-emergent activity.

The first step in a weed-free lawn is knowing the type of grass you are trying to grow and the square feet of lawn area you have. Second, identify the weed or weeds you are trying to eradicate.