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.
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Jul 12, 2011 | 3 comments
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Wally Richards – July is potato planting month
Wally shares information and advice on growing your own potatoes and imparts a secret technique for producing the best spuds ever.
Jun 28, 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 – gardening “fads”
Fads come and go over time and some linger on such as Silver Dollar trees and garden gnomes. Recently I came across a Silver Dollar tree, bringing back memories of a time when these trees were really popular. The tree was Eucalyptus cinerea. A fast growing specimen that can grow up to six metres in […]
Jun 13, 2011 | 0 comments
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Wally Richards – the importance of Boron
Boron deficiency has been recognised as one of the most common micro nutrient problems in agriculture with large areas of the world (including NZ) being boron deficient. The following explains how Boron is vital to your gardens. Boron is a semi-metallic trace element which is essential for plant growth and the availability of this micro […]
Jun 08, 2011 | 0 comments
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Wally Richards – Leaves, nature’s soil conditioner
Autumn and early winter in the garden means that all the deciduous trees will be dropping their leaves and for the keen home gardener they are a free, valuable garden conditioner. Leaf mold is an excellent, free soil amendment. It is easy to make, simple to use, and has a huge impact on soil health. […]
Jun 01, 2011 | 0 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 – winter gardening & strawberries
Predictions suggest that we are in for a warmer winter than normal with some cold snaps to keep us awake. Winter is a “cruising” time in the garden with just enough things to do to get us cracking on those nicer days. Growth is slow and the need to water just about nil except for […]
May 10, 2011 | 0 comments
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