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Wally Richards

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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: Weeds

With the weather we are currently having, has lead to a slow but sure, continual growth of weeds. I was quite surprised how the weeds...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Garlic

Yes readers it's that time of the year when we once again plant our garlic cloves and dream of big fat bulbs in December/January...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Questions

Many of my weekly readers will know that I do gardening programs on Reality Check Radio with Rodney Hide and from what I understand...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Importance of minerals

Wallys Unlocking the soil (ULS) is designed to work in the soil, increasing the mineral content to the benefit of the health of the...

Gardening with Wally Richards: New Roses

May and June might be slower times in the garden with plants and weeds in a more dormant state, but its this dormancy that...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Fruit for autumn

There are a few worthwhile fruit trees that ripen their fruit in the autumn/winter period after most other fruits are finished for the season. The...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Strawberry time

It maybe the last few days of autumn with winter fast approaching, but it is not a slack time in the garden, especially with...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Plant diseases

There are only a few plant diseases that many gardeners worry about because they make their plants look unsightly or blemish their food crop's...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Autumn gardens and Happy Easter

Autumn is a great time for planting out gardens and besides the planting of vegetables and flowering plants, you also have a great range...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Revolutionary new plant protection

Over the years it has been my pleasure to introduce new and innovative gardening products which solve the various problems that us gardeners have. For...

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