Watermelon Weeds
Common Weeds Found in Vegetable Fields
See Chapter VIII: Weed Management of the Vegetable Growers’ Handbook for weed management and control measures.
The Effect of Herbicide Treatment on Direct-Seeded Watermelon: 2003
Rescue Brome
Southern Sandbur
Junglerice
Dandelion
Annual Sowthistle
Silverleaf Nightshade
Henbit
Tall Morningglory
Wild Celery
Prostrate Spurge
Puncture Vine (Goathead)
Hemp Sesbania
Bur Clover
London Rocket
Shepherdspurse
Horse Purslane
Palmer Amaranth
Common Lambsquarters
Curly Dock
Purple Nutsedge
Dallisgrass
Large Crabgrass
Barnyard Grass
Acknowledgment: To Dr. Michael Braverman, former Extension Vegetable Specialist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service.