All pigweeds are prolific self-sowers. A single plant of redroot pigweed can produce 100,000 seeds. Benefits: Young leaves can be eaten as a substitute for summer spinach.

Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty. One of the best ways to get rid of weeds such as pigweed is through hand removal.

Whether it's Palmer amaranth, waterhemp or redroot pigweed, the best way to keep weeds from taking over farm fields is to know how to identify them, says a weed scientist with the College of Food ...

The Redroot Pigweed is edible. Pluck the young leaves for cooking, as they will be more tender. It can grow quite tall and produces seeds which you can collect to grow new plants.

Redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus), an upright summer annual, can grow to six feet tall. It germinates through the warm, summer months and sends down a deep taproot, making it drought ...

Pigweed, both as leaves and seeds, is a good source of fibre, promoting healthy gut bacteria and aiding in digestion. This can help alleviate constipation, regulate blood sugar levels, ...

Pigweed is one of the most wide-spread weed species in Delaware and the region, infesting vegetable crops as well as grain crops. Pigweed is capable of quickly becoming the dominant species in a field ...