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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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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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Time to plant out your sweet peas

Plant out your sweet peas, they’re hardy enough to withstand a light frost … but will need protection from slugs and snails In this cartoon a worm is upright in the soil with a sweetie twisted around it as if it was a support. The work says: “sweetpeas aren’t fussy, they’ll grow up anything”

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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For best results, pinch your strawberry plants

April’s the time to pinch out your grapevines to two buds beyond each flower truss. This cartoon show three worms looking at a grapevine with a flower truss. One worm turns the worm at the back and says, “you know what they say, two’s company, three’s a crowd.”

Things to do in the garden, in April

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Show your garden some love this weekend

There are lots of reasons to feed your soil – improving it for better flower and crop production is one!

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Job done! Scattering organic fertiliser around your perennials

There are lots of reasons to feed your soil – improving it for better flower and crop production is one!

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A mice idea, when sowing sweet peas

There are lots of reasons to feed your soil – improving it for better flower and crop production is one!

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Trim back the heather, once it finishes flowering

There are lots of reasons to feed your soil – improving it for better flower and crop production is one!