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White Cabbage Butterfly

White Cabbage Butterfly

by Kat | Aug 25, 2024 | Autumn gardening, Blog, Gardening Advice, Spring gardening, Summer gardening

A deep dive into white butterfly – one of the most common and destructive pests in Kiwi gardens.

Improving soils organically

Improving soils organically

by Kat | Jun 16, 2024 | Autumn gardening, Gardening Advice, Gardening basics, Spring gardening, Summer gardening, Winter gardening

A deep dive into everything you need to know about your garden’s soils and improving them naturally.

Magical mushrooms

Magical mushrooms

by Kat | Apr 28, 2024 | Autumn gardening, Blog, Gardening Advice, Pandemic Gardening

Mushrooms are popping up all over our paddock, and we are enjoying the hunt!

Worm farming

Worm farming

by Kat | Apr 21, 2024 | Autumn gardening, Blog, Gardening Advice, Gardening basics, Spring gardening, Summer gardening, Winter gardening

A deep dive into all things worm farming.

Seed saving

Seed saving

by Kat | Mar 3, 2024 | Autumn gardening, Blog, Gardening Advice, Summer gardening

A deep dive into how to save money by saving seeds from your garden.

Planting comfrey under fruit trees

Planting comfrey under fruit trees

by Kat | Jul 16, 2023 | Autumn gardening, Blog, Gardening Advice, Spring gardening

Organic farmers know comfrey as a ‘dynamic accumulator’ – bringing deeply buried nutrients to the surface to feed my fruit trees.

How to make your own pruning paste

How to make your own pruning paste

by Kat | Jul 2, 2023 | Autumn gardening, Gardening Advice, Recipes, Spring gardening, Summer gardening, Tools and equipment, Winter gardening

Pruning paste is helpful for keeping your fruit trees healthy after pruning.

My first peanut harvest

My first peanut harvest

by Kat | Apr 23, 2023 | Autumn gardening, Blog, Gardening Advice

My first peanut harvest is in!

Harvesting and storing potatoes

Harvesting and storing potatoes

by Kat | Apr 10, 2022 | Autumn gardening, Gardening Advice, Summer gardening, Top posts

We eat a lot of potatoes, so we grow a lot of potatoes. Here’s how we harvest and store them to feed us through winter.

Everything I know about planting garlic

Everything I know about planting garlic

by Kat | Apr 18, 2021 | Autumn gardening, Gardening Advice, Winter gardening

Everything I’ve learned about getting a successful garlic harvest in the ground.

Constant Coriander

Constant Coriander

by Kat | Nov 7, 2019 | Autumn gardening, Gardening Advice, Winter gardening

If you love coriander, then having constant, fresh leaves in your garden can be a nirvana-state. Find out how to achieve it!

Growing Strawberries

Growing Strawberries

by Kat | Jun 1, 2019 | Autumn gardening, Gardening Advice, Spring gardening, Winter gardening

Practically everyone loves strawberries! Learn the important things to know when growing your own.

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Kat is a gardener and purrveyor of Kat's Nip. Most Sundays she writes about her life on her lifestyle block in Te Hiku (Far North), New Zealand.

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