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Help identify and treat this weed? #869015

Asked May 18, 2024, 12:38 PM EDT

What is the best way to remove this weed? We are not sure what it is and it is all Over our flower beds.

Montgomery County Ohio

Expert Response

Hi there,
I hate to say it, but I think you have a type of Amaranth - unfortunately not the ornamental kind.  It's also known as pigweed and it in extremely invasive. Yours are still small and because they are in your flower beds, I recommend that you just pull them out or cut it off at the base with your hoe.
The seeds could have come to your garden from any number of sources since they are prolific seed makers, and those seeds can be viable for up to 30 years.

Below are two links if you would like to read up further.

Amaranthus palmeri (Carelessweed, Dioecious amaranth, Palmer's pigweed) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (ncsu.edu)

Palmer Amaranth: What It Is and What to Do Now | Ohioline (osu.edu)
Yen.H OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Replied May 19, 2024, 11:53 AM EDT

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