Tag: garden tasks

To prune or not to prune, that is the question

Post author By Simon the worm
Post date 24th May 2022
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The headline says, “Now’s a good time to dos one spring pruning and improve the shape of your plants.” The image is of two works under a lilac branch. One of the worms says, “ Early flowering shrubs bloom on the last year’s stems, so prune them once this season’s flowers faded.” The other worm says, “Like lilacs?” The worm replies, “They’re alright.”

The worms have spent some time thinking of tasks in the garden for May this week. There’s quite a few to dos, like pruning your early flowering shrubs. Perhaps it’s as important to know which plants not to prune, too. Follow our blog to get more daily gardening cartoons, ideas, tasks and tips.

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Cuttings need good air circulation

Post author By Simon the worm
Post date 23rd May 2022
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Snip, pot and cover softwood cuttings with a bag. Ensure good air circulation and keep the bag off your cuttings … The image shows two worms in a pot with cuttings, it is covered with a plastic bag … the two worms are supporting the plastic bag to keep it off the cuttings. One worm says to the other worm, “I suppose you're going to blame that smell on the compost?”

Softwood cuttings can be used to propagate a wide range of perennials and deciduous shrubs, as well as some trees, in spring and early summer. Material is taken from the soft and flexible young shoot tips, which root readily.

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A week of ‘Gardening-To-Do-Cartoons’ in May

Post author By Simon the worm
Post date 22nd May 2022
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The headline says, “Growing chill peppers? For the hottest chillis, grow them under glass and mist regularly to protect them from red spider mites.” The image is of two works under a chilli plant. One of the worms has licked a chilli and its face is red. It says to the other worm, “I now understand why the spider mites are red.”

The worms have spent some time thinking of tasks in the garden for May this week. There’s quite a few to dos, this is our omnibus sharing the cartoons we drew. Follow our blog to get more daily gardening cartoons, ideas, tasks and tips.

Tags achilleas, cartoon, garden tasks, gardening, put pollinators first, the wrigglers, worms, zerotohero

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The squirrels and birds are about to get fruity

Post author By Simon the worm
Post date 21st May 2022
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The headline says, “Now’s the time to net and protect developing fruit from squirrels and hungry birds …” The cartoon shows two worms insoide the netting and a branch with some developing fruit buds on it. One of the worms says to the other worm, “ If it’s good enough for fruit, it’s good enough for us.”

The worms have spent some time thinking of tasks in the garden for May this week. There’s quite a few to dos, like netting your fruit from the hungry squirrels and birds. Follow our blog to get more daily gardening cartoons, ideas, tasks and tips.

Tags achilleas, cartoon, courgettes, garden tasks, gardening, put pollinators first, seeds, squash, the wrigglers, worms, zerotohero

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A hot tip for growing chillis

Post author By Simon the worm
Post date 21st May 2022
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The worms have spent some time thinking of tasks in the garden for May this week. There’s quite a few to dos, like maintaining your chilli peppers. Follow our blog to get more daily gardening cartoons, ideas, tasks and tips.

Tags achilleas, cartoon, courgettes, garden tasks, gardening, put pollinators first, seeds, squash, the wrigglers, worms, zerotohero

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Start sowing your courgettes and squash under cover

Post author By Simon the worm
Post date 20th May 2022
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The headline says, “You can plant courgettes and Squash now, to plant them out after the last frost” The cartoon shows a worm with a detective hat and moustache in the soil next to a courgette plant under glass cover. The worm says. “It’s best to plant them under cover.”

The worms have spent some time thinking of tasks in the garden for May this week. There’s quite a few to dos, like getting a head start on your courgettes and squash – sowing them now, under glass, to protect them before planting out after the last frost. Follow our blog to get more daily gardening cartoons, ideas, tasks and tips.

Tags achilleas, cartoon, courgettes, garden tasks, gardening, put pollinators first, seeds, squash, the wrigglers, worms, zerotohero

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Start sowing your perennials outdoors

Post author By Simon the worm
Post date 19th May 2022
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The headline says, “ You can sow perennial seeds, like Achillea, outdoors now.” The cartoon shows two worms looking at some Achillea seeds, propped up against a fork. One work says to the other,” Myth has it, Achilles grew from the blood of the hero Achiiles …” The other work says, “ Can we grow it from fish, blood and bone?”

The worms have spent some time thinking of tasks in the garden for May this week. There’s quite a few to dos, like starting to sow seeds outdoors directly in the soil. Follow our blog to get more daily gardening cartoons, ideas, tasks and tips.

Tags achilleas, cartoon, garden tasks, gardening, put pollinators first, seeds, the wrigglers, worms, zerotohero

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Give your bulbs a work out …

Post author By Simon the worm
Post date 18th May 2022
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The headline says, “ For stronger bulbs next year, let their foliage die back naturally before you dig up and store them …The cartoon shows two worms looking at some bulbs that have been dug up. One of the bulbs is rippled in what looks like muscle. One of the worms says, “Is it me or has that bulb got a six pack?”

The worms have spent some time thinking of tasks in the garden for May this week. There’s quite a few to dos, like lifting bulbs or better still knowing when to lift bulbs. Follow our blog to get more daily gardening cartoons, ideas, tasks and tips.