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A hot tip for growing chillis

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, like maintaining your chilli peppers. Follow our blog to get more daily gardening cartoons, ideas, tasks and tips.

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The squirrels and birds are about to get fruity

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.

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Start sowing your courgettes and squash under cover

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.

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Start sowing your perennials outdoors

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.

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Got time to make a cold frame?

H guide on how to make a cold frame. It show s the cover of the pdf download and a sketch of the cold frame in parts

You can use a cold frame all year round. Right now it’s good for acclimatising your seedlings and protecting succulents

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Wishing you every success growing dahlias this year

front cover of pdf - a worm's eye view on dahlias. This pdf covers the types of dahlias you get and advice on growing them from seed, tuber through. Sharing common knowledge and advice on supporting the plants to produce flowers all summer long

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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Not a variety I know of, dahlia maintenance?

A cartoon about growing dahlias. This cartoon shows two worms iin the soil looking at dahlia shoots. One os rounded, the other is pointed. The text on the cartoon reads, ‘Ongoing dahlia care: Regularly pick flowers or deadhead. Water once a week and feed fortnightly/‘ Looking at the stems One worm says” The round buds make new flowers. Deadhead the buds with points..” The other worm says, “And what do points make?”

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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It’s not just you who likes Dahlias, you know!

A cartoon about growing dahlias. This cartoon shows two worms in a straw filled pot, upside down on a pole. The worms are both in the pot. The copy reads: Dahlia pests include earwigs, who eat the leaves and flowers. Use pots on canes filled with straw to entrap them. One worm says to the worm under the flower” Earwigs crawl in the them, in the heat of the day” ...” The other worm says, “So that’s not you tickling my foot?”

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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Want to go large? Don’t pinch.

A cartoon about growing dahlias. This cartoon shows two worms in a border with a dahlia plant. On elf the flowers has fallen over and is lying on top of one of the worms.. The copy reads: To produce more flowers and bushier Dahlias' remove all but five of the shoots sprouting from a tuber. One worm says to the worm under the flower” Feed fortnightly with a high potash feed, like tomatoes” The other worm says, “Don’t forget to tie them in too”

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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When it comes to dahlias, five is the magic number

A cartoon about growing dahlias. This cartoon shows two worms in a border with a dahlia plant. On elf the flowers has fallen over and is lying on top of one of the worms.. The copy reads: To produce more flowers and bushier Dahlias' remove all but five of the shoots sprouting from a tuber. One worm says to the worm under the flower” Feed fortnightly with a high potash feed, like tomatoes” The other worm says, “Don’t forget to tie them in too”

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!