Carpetweed in Legume Vegetable Plantings
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Carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata) is a summer annual that forms circular mats. It germinates late in the season when pre-emergent herbicides are no longer active.
Carpetweed foliage and bloom.
(Photo: Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org)
Carpetweed growth habit.
(Photo: Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org)
Management:
- Till weeds before seeds develop.
- Utilize post-emergent herbicides.