Fast growing lamb's quarters—weeds that like garden beds

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Lamb's quarters

© Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Lamb’s quarters (Chenopodium album) is generally upright, but may lean when it gets large. It can get 3 feet tall or more. It does well in sun or shade. If left unchecked, lamb’s quarters will release thousands of seeds, which can sit for months only to sprout when the soil is disturbed for planting.

Lamb’s quarters is one of the many weeds that Preen Garden Weed Preventer controls by keeping their seeds from germinating. Preen can be used around more than 200 plants, including perennials, trees and shrubs.