go to seed

Most spring annuals bloom early, then go to seed by early to midsummer.

Regardless of bloom period, make sure you allow plants to go to seed to ensure future generations of beautiful and wildlife-friendly blooms.

The statement accused him of a "hands-off leadership style" which it said had "allowed the party to go to seed".

“Plants are living things, and so many different variables are involved: losses to insects and rodents, succession planting. The cutting of flowers is labor-intensive because they need to be cut twice a week, and that never ends. Even when I’m not selling, I need to deadhead the flowers so they don’t go to seed.”

Another bonus: Wildflowers are self-seeding, so once you get a good bloom and let them go to seed, they’ll pretty much take care of themselves after that, said Becker, who often mixes seeds for edible spicy mustard greens, lettuce, arugula, cilantro and other greens into his personal wildflower mix so he can forage for food among his flowers.