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Weed Control for Ornamentals Inside Greenhouses and Other Enclosed Structures

Chris Marble and


Release Date: 9/30/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ep528-2015

Agriculture

Abstract

Maintaining a weed-free greenhouse is important for producing healthy and marketable crops. Weeds will compete with crops for water, light, and nutrients. Weeds can find favorable conditions for growth in gravel and along edges, tears, and worn areas of ground cloth. It is important to frequently scout for weeds. This 5-page fact sheet describes both chemical methods of controlling weeds, but also non-chemical methods, such as sanitation and prevention, hand weeding, and cultural control practices.

About this Publication

This document is ENH1267, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2015. Revised November 2018, February 2022, and February 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Marble, C., & Pickens, J. (2016). Weed Control for Ornamentals Inside Greenhouses and Other Enclosed Structures. EDIS, 2016(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep528-2015

Authors

Chris Marble
Chris Marble
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, ornamental and landscape weed management, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Apopka, FL

Jeremy Pickens
Jeremy Pickens

Extension commercial greenhouse horticulturist, Auburn University

Publication #ENH1267