Is C0VID 19 virus good for hollyhocks?

I think it is.

Now is the time for you to be preparing your hollyhocks for 

a splendidly blooming display in summer. 

Here is what you do:

  
Remove all the dead remains from last season. Your aim is to eliminate as far as possible all the traces of last year's rust infection and most of that will be retained in the dead matter

You should remove any leaves or stalks which are infected.

Break off and remove the old canes.










 

 
You will probably remove all the darker colour leaves. 

Cut them out and uncover the fresh green shoots.

Don't be hesitant. The more infected matter – leaves and stems – that you remove now, the longer your plants will remain clean and the fuller the eventual blooms.

I have absolutely

 no authority or 

expertise in gardening which should encourage you to take any 

notice of what 

 I have just told you. 

The choice is yours.

 (Some of my

hollyhocks in 2019)

 So, why is COVID 19 virus good for hollyhocks?

Well, with all the time that you now have on hand with your social distancing, this weekend would be a jolly good time to stay in your garden.