Turf Tips: Weed Problems : Chickweed

Chickweed

Chickweed is a winter annual weed and a familiar sight to Georgians. It is recognizable by its white flowers in small clusters at the ends of its stems. The good news is that King GREEN can control Chickweed with our spraying program.

Chickweed is mat-forming with numerous branched stems. The leaves are opposite, smooth, and oval to broadly elliptical in shape. Chickweed's upper leaves are sparsely hairy with long petioles. The stems have vertical lines of hairs. Flowers appear in small clusters at the ends of stems (they’re white with five deeply notched petals). This plant reproduces by seed. The best way to control this weed is with a routine spraying program provided by King GREEN.