Have you seen the purple splotches in lawns around your town? Henbit is in bloom creating waves of purple through the landscape. Weeds drive most gardeners crazy but many weeds provide food for pollinators. Henbit is one of the first sources of pollen and nectar for honey bees and bumble bees after the long winter.
Henbit and chickweed are winter annuals that germinate in the fall but become more apparent in the spring. Treatment of these weeds is best done by applying a preemergence in the fall. Controlling for these weeds this time of year is much less effective. Manual removal is recommended if the plants can’t be tolerated in the landscape. Learn more about henbit and chickweed here: Henbit and Chickweed (KSRE Publication)
Another annual, grassy sandbur is a grassy weed commonly found in lawns and spreads profusely as the stickers produced attach to clothing and pets. Maintaining a dense lawn is the best defense against this weed. Alternative solutions can be found here: Grassy Sandbur (KSRE Publication)