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What do pollinators get up to in the long grass?

#putpollinatorsfirst cartoon about mowing your lawn. The cartoon says: When mowing your lawn, pick an area and let it grow longer. You’ll give pollinators a perfect breeding habitat.. The image is … two worms, a mum and dad figure, and a younger worm who is peering around his father to look at a the tall grass in a garden. Two worms are talking, one says, “I’ll let your father explain this one”

The worms have pledged to support the ‘Put Pollinators First’ campaign to raise awareness of the decline of insects and bees.

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To prune or not to prune, that is the question

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

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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Give your bulbs a work out …

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.

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A cutting above the rest

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, “We’ve got to do this for 8-10 weeks The other work says, “ I’m feeling week and it’s only one day”

The worms have pledged to support the ‘Put Pollinators First’ campaign to raise awareness of the decline of insects and bees.

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A week of lawn-worthy cartoons

#pupollinatorsfirst cartoon about mowing your lawn. The cartoon says: This year try to mow our lawn less often. You’ll give its plants and pollinators a chance to thrive. The image is of two worms looking at a thriving garden, plants in the lawn, like dandelions, with insects and pollinators all shouting ‘Wahoo”. Two worms are talking, one says, “A perfect example of when less is more”

The worms have pledged to support the ‘Put Pollinators First’ campaign to raise awareness of the decline of insects and bees.

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Have you ever considered a mowhawk?

#putpollinatorsfirst cartoon about mowing your lawn. The cartoon says: For the most wildlife friendly lawn, mow it every 4 weeks and keep two differing lengths of lawn, like a mohawk … Two worms are looking at a wall of long grass, where there is some insect pollinator activity. One work says to the other worm, “ Is that a mohawk?” The other warm says, “mow idea”

The worms have pledged to support the ‘Put Pollinators First’ campaign to raise awareness of the decline of insects and bees.

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Hands up who likes a close clipped lawn?

#putpollinatorsfirst cartoon about mowing your lawn. The cartoon says: When you mow this year, mow in the knowledge that closely clipped lawns provide nesting habitats for mining bees. The cartoon shows two worms looking at a ming bee burrow on the lawn. One worm says, “It might look like a volcano, but it’s actually a ming bee’s burrow.” The other worm says, “I lava it”

The worms have pledged to support the ‘Put Pollinators First’ campaign to raise awareness of the decline of insects and bees.

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Compost, sweet compost

#putpollinatorsfirst cartoon about mowing your lawn. The cartoon says: If you don’t already, compost your lawn clippings to gove the local pollinators a valuable habitat The image is of two worms talking to a pollinating beetle. The Beetle points to a grass clipping compost heap, it says,”I moved into the lawn clippings, it’s halved the time I spend commuting”

The worms have pledged to support the ‘Put Pollinators First’ campaign to raise awareness of the decline of insects and bees.

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Treating your lawn and pollinators with respect

#putpollinatorsfirst cartoon about mowing your lawn. The cartoon says: When trading your lawn this year, don’t use weedkillers and pesticides. Try hand weeding … The image is … a worm being lifted from the ground with a dandelion weed, hand weeding. The worm says to another worm on the ground, “I’m hitching a free ride to the compost heap”

The worms have pledged to support the ‘Put Pollinators First’ campaign to raise awareness of the decline of insects and bees.