{"id":13592,"date":"2020-06-04T19:57:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T23:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=13592"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:49:54","slug":"managing-weeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/06\/04\/managing-weeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 5: Managing Weeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Victory Garden for ME: Managing Weeds\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RAoU-VU2EoM?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In this edition of Victory Garden for ME, \u00a0learn about the importance of managing weeds in your garden, how to prevent and manage weeds, the stale seedbed method, and much more!<\/p>\n<h3>Resources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weed Identification:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umass.edu\/landscape\/weed-herbarium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UMass Extension Weed Herbarium<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weedid.cals.vt.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weed Identification, Virginia Cooperative Extension<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/Newcomb_s_Wildflower_Guide\/7DBvQgAACAAJ?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Newcomb&#8217;s Wildflower Guide (Google Books)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/Weeds_of_the_Northeast.html?id=hT8tnwEACAAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weeds of the Northeast (Google Books)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1170e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cover Cropping for Success, Bulletin #1170<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/resources\/fact-sheets\/garden-weeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garden Weeds, MOFGA fact sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.unh.edu\/blog\/choosing-mulch-your-garden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Choosing Mulch for your Garden, UNH Extension<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/weedecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/354\/2017\/10\/physicalweedcontrol.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Physical Weed Control (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/solutions-and-resources\/ergonomics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessible Gardening &amp; Ergonomics, Maine Agrability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2018\/04\/01\/maine-home-garden-news-april-2018\/#gardentools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting Your Garden Tools Ready for the Season, Maine Home Garden News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>More information is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/\">UMaine Cooperative Extension\u2019s website<\/a> and in the video description.\u00a0 Please be sure to check out our next video on watering your garden!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of Victory Garden for ME, \u00a0learn about the importance of managing weeds in your garden, how to prevent and manage weeds, the stale seedbed method, and much more! 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