Lambsquarters in Legume Vegetable Plantings
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Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) is a rapidly growing summer annual that can reach 6 feet in height and is adaptable to most environmental conditions. Erect stems branch freely and are often reddish or striped with pink, purple, or yellow.
Lambsquarters.
(Photo: Robert Rideki, Doronicum KFT, Bugwood.org)
Managment:
- Mulch and pre-emergent herbicides prevent seed germination, while tillage and post-emergent herbicides destroy plants.