Author

Shu Zhu

At a university cooperative extension office, Shu Zhu, CCA, conducts field research on invasive plants and crop protection. She manages herbicide efficacy trials across farm test plots and drafts management bulletins for regional growers. Zhu received an undergraduate degree in agronomy from North Carolina A&T State University, later finishing a master’s degree in weed science and a doctorate in agronomy. Between field evaluations, she restores antique cast iron pocket watches.

What Herbicide Will Kill Johnson Grass?Gardening
How to Kill Curly Dock and Prevent Its Return Lawn
What Selective Herbicide Kills Only Johnson Grass?Lawn
Is White Snakeroot a Weed and Is It Dangerous?Botany
When Is the Best Time to Spray for Lespedeza?Lawn
Bromoxynil Herbicide: Plant Effects and Soil Interactions Gardening
What Is Palmer Amaranth and Why Is It a Problem?Botany
What Is Rough Pigweed and How Do You Control It?Gardening
What Is Alligator Weed and How Do You Control It?Gardening
Fenoxaprop Herbicide: Uses, Action, and Safety Profile Botany
What Herbicide Kills Horseweed?Gardening
Does Atrazine Kill St. Augustine Grass?Lawn
Can You Mow Poison Ivy? The Dangers of Aerosolized Urushiol Safety
Is Carolina Geranium a Weed and How Do You Remove It?Botany
What Is Horseweed and How Do You Control It?Botany
When Does Spiderwort Become a Weed?Lawn
What Kills Japanese Stiltgrass but Not Grass?Lawn
What Is Yellow Nutsedge and How Do You Control It?Lawn
What Are Plant Growth Regulators (PGR) for Weed?Gardening
What Is Russian Thistle and Why Is It a Problem?Gardening
What Does a Weed Plant Look Like When It First Sprouts?Gardening
What Is Henbit? Identification, Edibility, and Control Botany
What Kills Cheatgrass but Not Grass?Lawn
What Is Nutsedge Grass and How Do You Control It?Lawn
When Is Sweet Clover Considered a Weed?Lawn
Do Weeds Flower? The Role of Flowering in Weed Control Lawn
How to Grow Weeds: A Scientific Approach Gardening
What Herbicide Kills Pigweed?Gardening
What Are Perennial Weeds and Why Are They So Persistent?Gardening
What Is a Non-Selective Herbicide and How Does It Work?Gardening