POP WEED IDENTIFICATION GUIDE

This user-friendly guide was designed for our orchard partners to identify over 40 of the most common weeds in Philadelphia. The guide also educates partners about positive and negative attributes of each weed, including life cycle, growth habit, edible and medicinal qualities, and ecological value. Based on these characteristics, the guide makes recommendations for which weeds to consider tolerating and which to consider removing.

Although intended for use by our partners, POP’s Weed Identification Guide has value for any home gardener! As of June 2023, we are currently in the process of updating this helpful resource and no longer have copies of the current version available for sale online. If you are interested in being notified when the updated version is released, please submit your contact info to this form so we can let you know. Copies are also available to check out from the Free Library of Philadelphia.