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The tomato/potato psyllid has caused a few headaches for gardeners when the populations of this relatively new pest build up and they affect not only potatoes and tomatoes but also a number of other host plants such as tamarillo, capsicum,, chili and peppino. The nymphs are so small and you need a magnifying glass to […]
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DEALING WITH SUMMER PESTS IN THE GARDEN (Wally Richards)
January 10th, 2024 
Awake Goy Gardening should be a pleasant pastime and not just another chore that has to be done. If you find it a chore then maybe there are too many things you are doing and the pleasure of working with plants and the soil is lost. There are things that we gardeners must do to keep everything […]
Dealing with stressed plants in your garden (Wally Richards)
December 24th, 2023 Awake Goy Stress affects plants as well as all life forms as far as I am aware. We suffer stress in our day to day lives and this time of the year is especially stressful for some people. As there are different forms of stress which humans can be affected by, there are also different forms of […]
Pestie Pests in the garden (Wally Richards)
December 19th, 2023 Awake Goy Insects that eat, or feed off, our garden plants we call them pest insects but they are just part of the Natural World we live in and if there were no pest insects then that would also be the end of the beneficial insects that live by eating the ones we call pests. Unfortunately there […]
MYCORRCIN: GETTING A FAR BETTER GARDEN (Wally Richards)
November 17th, 2023 Awake Goy 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 thrived and I never saw any great problems with pests and diseases, but on the other hand I have to use fertilisers and sprays just to maintain a mediocre garden. […]
Growing giants by encouraging your children to garden (Wally Richards)
November 14th, 2023 Awake Goy 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 natural infinity with plants and insects when they are allowed to explore our gardens. Children learn many things by mimicking their parents and are often keen at a young age […]
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No Comments »DEALING WITH CODLIN, GUAVA MOTHS and ARMY WORM IN YOUR GARDEN (Wally Richards)
October 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy It is that time when fruit is setting and soon to be attacked from the grubs of moths; Codlin and Guava. Guava moth is mostly in the upper north island but there has been a few cases in other areas likely as a result of fruit been brought south from infected areas. So share with […]
THE PERFECT RAISED GARDEN (Wally Richards)
October 9th, 2023 Awake Goy Several years ago in the place where I was living; I had given over the back yard to a flock of chickens which made it awkward to grow vegetables in that area. Being a back section down a long driveway I decided to construct a raised garden in the end of the turning bay. A […]
Bringing the ocean to your garden (Wally Richards)
September 24th, 2023 Awake Goy The first thing too realize is that plants will take up any minerals or elements that are in the growing medium along with any chemicals. For instance you avoid growing vegetables next to an older house as there is a likelihood of lead in the soil from lead paints used in the past on the […]
Book Garden to commemorate Jalal Al-e Ahmad’s 54th death anniversary
September 8th, 2023 Awake Goy TEHRAN-On the occasion of the 54th death anniversary of the celebrated Iranian writer Jalal Al-e Ahmad, a conference will be held at the Book Garden in Tehran on September 11. Source
This Week’s Coolest Drops, From The North Face Gore-Tex to Noah Garden Gear
September 8th, 2023 Awake Goy Welcome back to our weekly roundup of the best new drops, collabs, and interesting new products making their debut this fine first week of September 2023, just as we’re recovering from all of the jalapeño margaritas we drank in the sun over Labor Day weekend. How is that summer always seems endless, yet fleeting? Eternal, […]
Tomato Psyllid problems in your garden (Wally Richards)
September 3rd, 2023 Awake Goy True to form spring started on the 1st September across New Zealand and with it a surge in gardeners visiting gardening shops and buying up plants and stuff to get under way in their gardens. Now at the beginning of the season is a good time to review previous articles on the Tomato/potato psyllid that […]
Garden Rockery Decorative Piece Turns Out to Be Rare 600-Year-Old Hand Cannon!
June 20th, 2023 Awake Goy A seemingly ordinary cannon purchased for a mere £20 ($25) from a flea market in Hertfordshire, England, and repurposed as a decorative piece for a garden rockery has turned out to be a valuable medieval artifact! Read more Section: Artifacts Ancient Technology News History & Archaeology Read Later Source
Only a few weeks until the shortest day – prepare for the new season in the garden (Wally Richards)
May 28th, 2023 Awake Goy The year is slipping away and now there are only a few weeks till the shortest day which heralds in a new season for gardening. While its quiet gardening wise you have ample time on those nice days to prepare for the coming season of gardening. Lets start off by those that are fortunate to […]
WET FEET IN THE GARDEN (Wally Richards)
May 21st, 2023 Awake Goy With some areas experiencing a lot of rain lately it is a good time to look at how to prevent damage and losses in your gardens. There is a range of plants we call bog plants and they just love living in wet soil and even in water which makes many of them suitable to […]
The importance of phosphate in your garden (Wally Richards)
May 11th, 2023 Awake Goy Phosphorus stimulates budding and blooming. Plants need phosphorus to produce fruits, flowers, and seeds. It also helps make your plants more resistant to disease. Phosphorus helps plants gain more energy from sunlight and with cloudy, hazy skies we are seeing too often; plants need all the advantages possible to gain energy from sunlight. Phosphorus doesn’t […]
About sprayers and spraying in your garden (Wally Richards)
March 30th, 2023 Awake Goy Gardeners and horticulturists can at times take things for granted as we are often doing certain chores and don’t stop to realise that what we do and why we do it, is not common knowledge with everyone who gardens or are attempting to garden. One of these is spraying plants for whatever reason we spray; […]
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS THAT ARE USEFUL IN THE GARDEN (Wally Richards)
March 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy There are a number of items that can be used in your garden to the benefit of plants. For instance a year ago I wrote the article about using Apple Cider Vinegar on fruit trees to increase their performance and to reduce disease problems. The formula is 250mil Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) mixed with 5 […]
WINTER PREPARATIONS IN THE GARDEN (Wally Richards)
March 19th, 2023 Awake Goy This week I noticed a distinct chill in the air, first thing in the morning, which could be described as a very light frost. Others must have noticed it in their localities as orders started coming in for Vaporgard, the spray on frost protection. Now if you think back to Marches in the past years, […]
5 Extreme Lawn, Patio and Garden Cost-Cutters
March 15th, 2023 Awake Goy For some of us, there are few spring joys that are as soul-satisfying as a healthy, lush green lawn. Or a pristine patio with clean furniture and accessories. You may have noticed in the past that a beautifully maintained healthy lawn does not come without considerable cost, effort and care. And outdoor living areas don’t […]
Pollination in your garden (Wally Richards)
February 18th, 2023 Awake Goy Most plants flower to produce seeds so their line will continue through their off spring. When it comes to our gardening efforts we want plants such as tomatoes, zucchini and pumpkins to produce fruit which in every case contain the seeds for the next generation of those plants. When pollination does not happen then the […]
Faiyum Oasis: The Heart-Shaped Hidden Garden of Egypt
January 20th, 2023 Awake Goy In TV shows and movies, if an oasis is shown, it is usually either a mirage or some tiny pool of water next to a palm tree in the middle of the desert. Read more Section: News Ancient Places Africa History Important Events Read Later Source
Time to deal to those garden pests (Special offers – Wally Richards)
January 2nd, 2023 Awake Goy ( See at end of article for New Year Sale Details…) Wishing you a Happy New Year Gardening. Now the weather has settled a bit and temperatures are better (But still a bit chilly at times) Insect pests will multiply rapidly unless you instigate early controls. If you look at when you are successful in […]
GROWING WOES IN THE GARDEN (Wally Richards
December 12th, 2022 Awake Goy For most of the country it was a dismal spring and now we are into the first month of summer things have not improved much. Weather and conditions do vary across New Zealand depending on your region and even your own property if you have a micro-climate, but overall there is thread of similar. I […]
ENCOURAGING CHILDREN TO GARDEN
November 22nd, 2022 Awake Goy 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 natural infinity with plants and insects when they are allowed to explore our gardens. Children learn many things by mimicking their parents and are often keen at a young age […]
No dig garden using cardboard (Wally Richards)
November 13th, 2022 Awake Goy I’m currently doing this with my garden plot. Brilliant idea. Especially if you’re a bit past digging extensively! EWR Cardboard boxes are everywhere. A lot of products are transported in cardboard boxes, most products we ship out are in cardboard boxes. Supermarkets have heaps of medium to large cardboard boxes which they often put into […]
Psyllids in your garden and how to deal with them (Wally Richards)
October 24th, 2022 Awake Goy Psyllidae, called the jumping plant lice or psyllids. (Note much of the following is from Internet research) They are a family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, each plant-louse species only feeds on one plant species or feeds on a few closely related plants. Of current concern to tomato, potato, tamarillo, […]
Phosphorous for your garden (Wally Richards)
October 21st, 2022 Awake Goy When we buy plant foods or fertilisers for our gardens we see on them the letters N:P:K followed by numbers which indicate the amounts of each of these elements. The NPK stands for Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium. Nitrogen provides growing power and helps make plant leaves and stems green. Nitrogen is used to form basic […]
Spring in the garden: things we might miss or forget (Wally Richards)
October 14th, 2022 Awake Goy It is an very interesting spring and start to the new season. Most of us are saying where is spring? It is already into October and not much springy in the air. Mind you before the Polar Blast that had us adding another layer of clothes and lighting the fire we did have some not […]
More tips on beating those pests in your garden (Wally Richards)
September 30th, 2022 Awake Goy It is a new gardening season and once it warms up the pest populations will quickly grow. So far the temperatures have been below what would be normal for this time of the year and considering we are only a few weeks away from Labour Weekend it is most strange. Temperatures have a great bearing […]
