{"id":15962,"date":"2020-03-19T15:18:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T19:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=15962"},"modified":"2021-01-22T15:22:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:22:01","slug":"verdolaga-pigweed-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/03\/19\/verdolaga-pigweed-control\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I control <i>Verdolaga<\/i> (pigweed)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>My vegetable garden this year was taken over by <em>Verdolaga<\/em> (pigweed) to a point where I did not enjoy my garden. Is there anything I can do now to help me next year? I don\u2019t mind weeding, but this year was awful, I just couldn\u2019t keep up with this weed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Answer:<\/h3>\n<p>At this point, the best thing you can do is to pull out or cut the stalks of the pigweed. I would approach this task very carefully to minimize spreading the seeds throughout your garden. Pigweed can be a challenging weed to control, but it\u2019s important to address this plant before it goes to seed because it can produce up to<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umd.edu\/hgic\/topics\/pigweed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> 117,000 seeds\/plan<\/a> when it\u2019s mature. Our Home Horticulture Team created this video on<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/06\/04\/managing-weeds\/\">Managing Weeds<\/a> as part of our Victory Garden for ME series. I think you\u2019ll find the techniques mentioned in this video very helpful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: My vegetable garden this year was taken over by Verdolaga (pigweed) to a point where I did not enjoy my garden. Is there anything I can do now to help me next year? 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