Growing food from kitchen scraps
You don’t need to buy seeds to start growing food. Your weekly grocery shop is full of ways to get your garden pumping.
The dangers of weeding
Gardening isn’t all butterflies and rainbows. And even when it is, that isn’t always a good thing.
Māra kūmara
This year I’ve re-introduced kūmara into my garden.
Companion planting
An introduction to the real scientific principles behind the idea of companion planting.
Growing peanuts in New Zealand
What I’ve learned about growing peanuts over the last three seasons.
Growing paprika
Paprika is made from specific varieties of capsicum, and this summer, I grew and processed my own.
5 tips for tidying up your bananas
Just a few things I’ve learned about maintaining a productive banana patch.
Paper wasps in New Zealand
Polistes paper wasps are introduced pests in New Zealand gardens. Or are they?
White Cabbage Butterfly
A deep dive into white butterfly – one of the most common and destructive pests in Kiwi gardens.
Improving soils organically
A deep dive into everything you need to know about your garden’s soils and improving them naturally.
Worm farming
A deep dive into all things worm farming.
Seed saving
A deep dive into how to save money by saving seeds from your garden.
Five easy-care edible flowers for your garden
Some edible flowers you can get easily established in your garden.
Banana farmin’
We are officially eating our own home-grown bananas!!
How to make your own pruning paste
Pruning paste is helpful for keeping your fruit trees healthy after pruning.
About Kat
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.
