Lambsquarters in Strawberry 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 growth habit.
(Photo: Robert Videki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org)
Lambsquarter foliage close-up.
(Photo: Robert Videki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org)
Management:
- Mulch (to prevent seed germination).
- Apply pre-emergent herbicides (to prevent seed germination).
- Till (to destroy plants).
- Apply post-emergent herbicides (to destroy plants).
