Things I’ve been liking
As the world gets a bit dark and awful, here are some of the things that have brought me joy.
5 tips for tidying up your bananas
Just a few things I’ve learned about maintaining a productive banana patch.
The fourth herd
After a winter without any cows, our fourth herd has arrived to fresh spring growth.
Banana loaf
An easy, delicious version of this classic way to use a prodigious banana harvest.
What’s happening in the garden?
The gardens are starting to really pay off!
Summer update
A few of the things I’ve been up to over my summer break.
Banana farmin
We are officially eating our own home-grown bananas!!
4 things to consider before buying fruit trees
You’ve finally got a place to plant fruit trees – but there’s dozens at the garden centre! Which one do you buy?
Storm surge
We weren’t entirely unscathed by Gabrielle, but we are left feeling very grateful.
My happy place
3 years ago I wrote about my frustration at my new garden. Today, it is my happy place.
Planning a miniature food forest
I’ve been thinking and scheming – and I think I’ve come up with a plan for our first area of ‘food forest’.
The banana plantation
An update on the patch of bananas we planted back in December 2019.
A slew of updates
Generally, I blog about what’s new, and what’s going on right now. Today, I’m looking back and providing some updates on stuff from the past 2 years.
Trees that count
Last week I went on a planting spree and we got 70 native trees into the soil.
Lockdown week three: Some updates
A whole lot of updates on things I’ve blogged about before.
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.
