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Wally Richards: Paw Paw - nature's super fruit

Wally Richards: Paw Paw – nature’s super fruit

For both fun and health reasons, Wally suggests growing Paw Paw from seed.

Wally Richards:  if you can eat it, grow it!

Wally Richards: if you can eat it, grow it!

Growing your own vegetables is not only kind on your health, it’s kind on your budget.

Wally Richards: Controlling Codlin moth

Wally Richards: Controlling Codlin moth

Wally explains the various methods to control Codlin moth in your fruit trees.

Wally Richards: leaf curl in stone fruit

Wally Richards: leaf curl in stone fruit

Leaf curl affects stonefruit trees and is one of the most common disease problems for backyard gardeners.

Strawberries - everyone's favourite

Strawberries – everyone’s favourite

Ginny Clayton tells us how to grow great strawberries and shares her pick of the bunch.

Wally Richards - Feijoa & citrus: fruit perfection

Wally Richards – Feijoa & citrus: fruit perfection

Wally Richards shares advice on growing spectacular fruit trees in both the garden and containers.

Wally Richards - best get your fruit trees planted...

Wally Richards – best get your fruit trees planted…

Now is the time to plant fruit trees as they have the rest of winter and all of spring to establish before summer hits.

Size does matter..... are our kiwifruit exports in jeopardy?

Size does matter….. are our kiwifruit exports in jeopardy?

The overuse of a chemical that helps fruit grow faster is causing a rash of exploding watermelons in eastern China. The same chemical is being used by a large number of NZ kiwifruit growers to boost fruit size.