Nooooo! It’s exciting ... that’s what growing things is about ... some plants only last one growing season ... you’ve done well to keep that one going for so long 😊
Aww thanks. Good way to look at it! I learned something new as I assumed all plants lived forever unless they're harmed. Thanks
I sowed some new basil seed last week ... it's just beginning to show little spots of green on the surface of the compost
Some plants are annuals ... they grow from seed, flower and produce their seed all in one season.
Some plants are usually treated as annuals and allowed to die off after the first year because although they will go on longer they don't produce such good leaves/flowers etc.
Some are perennials ... they go on year after year, producing flowers and seed each year. Some perennials last longer than others. Quite a few vegetables are like this as well as a lot of flowers.
Some are biennial ... they start growing from seed one year ... go into a sort of hibernation over winter, and then in the next year they send up a flower spike and produce flowers and seeds ... occasionally they'll last a few more years but most of them die after the second year.
Find out which your plants are and you'll know a bit more about how to treat them ... it usually says on the label ...
E.g. HA means Hardy Annual ... HHA means Half-hardy annual which means you need to protect them from frost.
Hope that helps
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Some plants are annuals ... they grow from seed, flower and produce their seed all in one season.
Some plants are usually treated as annuals and allowed to die off after the first year because although they will go on longer they don't produce such good leaves/flowers etc.
Some are perennials ... they go on year after year, producing flowers and seed each year. Some perennials last longer than others. Quite a few vegetables are like this as well as a lot of flowers.
Some are biennial ... they start growing from seed one year ... go into a sort of hibernation over winter, and then in the next year they send up a flower spike and produce flowers and seeds ... occasionally they'll last a few more years but most of them die after the second year.
Find out which your plants are and you'll know a bit more about how to treat them ... it usually says on the label ...
E.g. HA means Hardy Annual ... HHA means Half-hardy annual which means you need to protect them from frost.
Hope that helps
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.