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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: For the week ending 9th December

With a great number of first time gardeners growing their own vegetables, a question that I am often asked is; when is the best...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Perkfection

Here is an interesting story: Many years ago the New Zealand supplier of several products we repackage for the home garden market suggested a...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Growing giants

We need to encourage our children and grandchildren to appreciate Nature by including them in some gardening activities. I believe that young children have a...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Mycorrcin, getting a far better garden

I was asked a very interesting question a while back which went like this, 'How come my parents and grandparents had such bountiful gardens?' 'Everything...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Gardening tasks

Now that we are halfway through Spring and quickly heading to Summer (December) there is a fair bit to do in our gardens so...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Codling, Guava Moths and Army Worm

It is that time when fruit is setting and soon to be attacked from the grubs of moths: Codling and Guava. Guava moth is mostly...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Pollination

I wrote an article on pollination and published in February this year as a number of gardeners were concerned that fruit was not setting...

Gardening with Wally Richards: The perfect raised garden

Several years ago in the place where I was living; I had given over the back yard to a flock of chickens which made...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Bringing the ocean to your garden

The first thing too realise is that plants will take up any minerals or elements that are in the growing medium along with any...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Control garden pests early

Spring not only brings forth a new season of gardening it also is the starting time for a several pest problems. If you dont want...

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