Garden tip: What to know about weeds

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Garden tip: What to know about weeds

The definition of a weed is a plant growing where it’s not wanted. There are 250,000 species of plants worldwide; of those, about 8,000 species behave as weeds. Weeds are successful because of characteristics like abundant seed production, long-term seed survival in the soil, fast growth and the ability to survive drought, poor soil and lack of moisture. Weeds are a major problem in worldwide agriculture. They compete with crops for water, light…