I finally started in on my overgrown front flowerbeds. This is absolutely the worst crabgrass I've ever seen! I never should've let it get so out of hand last summer. The roots are huge and go everywhere, and I'm pulling them up with brute force and a weeder. I feel like I'm trying to pull up some kind of strange octopus--and it's hanging on for dear life! Anhata, you're right about it being easier to weed after a rain, though. I don't think I could pull these things up if the ground wasn't soft. Ugh. Thanks for all the info on mulch, too--sounds like maybe that's what I need to keep this stuff from coming back.

On the bright side, I complained about the holly bushes I never liked, and my husband immediately went outside and attacked them with a shovel. I'll haul them away tomorrow.