Four reasons to dig up your compost bin
When was the last time you lifted up your compost bin to see what it’s been up to? What will you find if you do?
Paper wasps in New Zealand
Polistes paper wasps are introduced pests in New Zealand gardens. Or are they?
October in the garden
It’s heating up this month and there’s plenty to get growing in the garden!
September in the garden
Heading into spring the garden jobs begin to build up. Find out what needs doing in September.
White Cabbage Butterfly
Are green caterpillars destroying your brassicas? Here’s every trick from organic to toxic to rid yourself of white cabbage butterfly.
August in the garden
We’re at the tail-end of winter rolling towards spring, and things are heating back up.
July in the garden
Winter might be upon us, but there’s still plenty to do in the garden.
Improving soils organically
What is healthy soil? And what is organic matter? Learn the basics of soil and how to improve yours using the resources you have at hand.
June in the garden
Winter doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do in the garden. Find out what needs doing, and what can be planted in June.
Magical mushrooms
Mushrooms are popping up all over our paddock, and we are enjoying the hunt!
Worm farming
All you need to know about worm farming. From sourcing worms to harvesting vermicast. Works at any scale, including under your kitchen sink!
Seed saving
How to collect, clean, store, and swap seeds from your garden. The skill that makes gardening significantly cheaper, and more resilient.
Five easy-care edible flowers for your garden
Some edible flowers you can get easily established in your garden. Ready and fresh for any special occasion.
Banana farmin
We are officially eating our own home-grown bananas!!
Planting comfrey under fruit trees
Organic farmers know comfrey as a ‘dynamic accumulator’ – bringing deeply buried nutrients to the surface to feed my fruit trees.
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.
