Sunday, March 8, 2026

AUTHOR

Wally Richards

165 ARTICLES
Wally Richards has been a gardening columnist for over 30 years. Check his websites - for gardening news and tips visit www.gardenews.co.nz. For mail order products visit www.0800466464.co.nz. Wally also has a gardening problem help line on 0800 466 464.




Gardening with Wally Richards: Using microbes to solve problems

Soil microbes in a garden live in high to low population cycles related to moisture, temperature, and fresh organic matter, and together they drive...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Garden and lose weight

It's an interesting thought, do gardening and loose weight; it can happen. There are a number of reasons why we consume more food than what...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Food security

Food security. That is a very important question and the other night I saw where in one area of the North Island that is...

Gardening with Wally Richards: For gardeners growing roses and about summer pruning

Rose growing enthusiasts are very knowledgeable in the care of their roses but for many others it can be a learning curve what to...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Start the year off right in your garden

Firstly I will wish you a happy, healthy New Year and enjoy Nature through your garden. The following is a article I wrote 24 years...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Honeydew

Honeydew is a polite name for insect pee. Pest insects that suck on plants such as aphids take in sap from the foliage which is...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Gardening matters

As Christmas approaches it is a busy time in the garden for many, early planted crops are now being harvested or coming towards maturity. The...

Gardening with Wally Richards: What is eating my plants?

Up and down the realm peoples plants are being mysteriously eaten. All sorts of plants in the garden, some untouched where others are decimated and...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Christmas gardening shopping

With Xmas only about 4 weeks away, many of you will be sorting out what Xmas presents to buy for whom. Gardening related gifts are...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Fantastic Neem cake and oil

Products and things that make gardening easier and achieve better results are always sort after by keen gardeners. Years ago; I was the first garden...