Plants are like people on Facebook : some you would love to have as friends , but they ignore all your requests . Others pop up out of nowhere and want to “ like ” your garden . Sometimes these unexpected arrivals turn out to be fantastic plants , but many end up being weeds . Luckily , getting rid of weeds is easy once you match the correct strategy to each type .
Vegetables that can be sown now include broad beans , cabbage , carrots , celery , lettuce , parsnips , peas , radishes , spinach , turnips , bush beans , runner beans , beetroot , Swiss chard , and onions .
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Annuals are plants that complete their life cycle in one year . In winter rainfall areas , annuals typically germinate in late autumn or early winter . They grow during the wet season and flower in late winter or early spring . Once they disperse their seeds , they die , leaving the seeds in the soil during the hot , dry summer days , ready to start the cycle again next winter .
The good news about annuals is
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that they die young . The bad news is that they produce thousands of seeds . Part of this year ’ s seed crop will germinate for years to come until the soil ’ s seed bank is depleted . Hence the old saying : one year ’ s seeding makes seven years ’ weeding . Some common weeds have seeds that remain viable for decades , although most germinate in their first season .
If you don ’ t want to see an annual plant ’ s updates in your garden year after year , unfollow them ! Mow them