Digger Dan’s August gardening tips
Digger Dan tells us what needs doing in our garden this month.
Tag: "Soil Health"
Aug 03, 2011 | 0 comments
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Wally Richards – the Psyllid pest: enemy of the home gardener
Wally Richards advises on management of the psyllid pest in potato and tomato crops.
Wally Richards – Feijoa & citrus: fruit perfection
Wally Richards shares advice on growing spectacular fruit trees in both the garden and containers.
Jul 26, 2011 | 2 comments
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Wally Richards – growing healthy roses
Wally Richards gives advice on growing healthy roses and managing pests in your garden.
Jul 19, 2011 | 0 comments
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Wally Richards – weeds & wellbeing
With the milder winter we are experiencing, I was very surprised how the weeds in the garden had advanced over the last few weeks.
Jun 20, 2011 | 2 comments
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Wally Richards – getting the pH right in your garden
How do you know if your garden’s pH is too high or too low and what can you do about it? Every so often I will get a call from a gardener who tells me their pH is too high or too low and what can they do about it. The conversation will go along […]
Wally Richards – plant health factors
Gardeners endeavour to have their garden plants looking as healthy as possible, especially their preferred plants such as roses. To understand what is needed to have very healthy looking plants, one can compare plant health to human health. For a healthy body we require a certain amount of water, sun, a balance of food, rich […]
Apr 12, 2011 | 0 comments
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Wally Richards – getting ready for winter
Now is the time to prepare ourselves and our gardens for winter. We are prompted by advertisements and common sense to prepare for the coming short daylight hours and the cold that winter brings. We endeavour to make ourselves and our homes “as snug as a bug in a rug” by getting in the firewood, […]
Apr 12, 2011 | 2 comments
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