Lambsquarters in Bramble Plantings
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Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) is a rapidly-growing summer annual that can reach 6 feet in height. Erect stems branch freely and are often reddish or striped with pink, purple, or yellow. It is adaptable to most environmental conditions.
Lambsquarter seedling.
(Photo: Ohio State Weed Laboratory, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org)
Lambsquarter growth habit.
(Photo: Robert Videki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org)
Lambsquarter close-up of foliage.
(Photo: Robert Videki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org)
Management:
- Mulch.
- Apply pre-emergent herbicides to prevent seed germination.
- Shallow till once plants emerge.
- Apply post-emergent herbicides.
