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Everything I know about planting garlic

Everything I know about planting garlic

by Kat | Jun 20, 2026 | Autumn—Ngahuru, Grow, Winter—Hōtoke

When to plant garlic in New Zealand depends on your garden’s climate. Here’s what nearly a decade of growing in the Far North has taught me.

Planting peanuts

Planting peanuts

by Kat | Nov 20, 2022 | Grow, Life

I’m feeling more on top of things in the garden, so I’m growing something new.

Planting leeks

Planting leeks

by Kat | Feb 14, 2021 | Autumn—Ngahuru, Grow, Summer—Raumati

It’s time to plant leeks! There’s a bit of a trick to harvesting a good leek, so I thought I’d take a moment to show you how.

Interpreting my soil test

Interpreting my soil test

by Kat | Jun 21, 2020 | Grow, Understand

What do the numbers on a soil test actually mean? How I interpreted mine, including macro and micro-nutrients, and what I’m doing about it.

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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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