...pick the entire tomato plant, Clayton said. "You pull it up roots and all, hang it upside down and then as that root system dries down and the foliage dries down, they move all the sugars that are stored in there into the fruits," she said...

...to the ground, is time sensitive. Spraker said the trimming must occur before the nutrients stored in the plant's root system release and trigger new growth brought on by the Alaska summer. From one stump may sprout up to 15 new stems, Spraker...

...clusters at the ends of the branches. It can grow up to five feet tall and forms dense colonies with its extensive root system. Orange hawkweed and Canada thistle can cause skin and respiratory problems, restrict recreational land use, and...

...grasses carry fire underneath the healthy, living green vegetation, Roesch said. The fires burn deeper and into the root systems of trees. As a result, it takes longer to suppress a fire, she said. "Although, Alaska fires are predominantly...

...easily spread into riparian areas. This yellow flower is blooming right now and can be easily pulled as it has a shallow root system. Removal of this plant will help stop its spread as it will not go to seed. Do not compost these blossoms as the seed...