Paper wasps in New Zealand
Polistes paper wasps are introduced pests in New Zealand gardens. Or are they?
White Cabbage Butterfly
Are green caterpillars destroying your brassicas? Here’s every trick from organic to toxic to rid yourself of white cabbage butterfly.
Planting peanuts
I’m feeling more on top of things in the garden, so I’m growing something new.
Autumn in the vege garden
I haven’t been very attentive to my garden lately, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be eating out of it in the coming months.
Cloche hoops
We use a few different cloche hoops are an invaluable tool in the garden. A look at what we use and how it holds up.
5 veges you can grow without screwing up
My top-5 most fool-proof vegetables that anyone can grow.
My brilliant broccoli
This year my broccoli has really pumped. Here’s what I did, and what I learned along the way.
Lockdown week two: feeling down, gardening anyway
During the second week of lockdown, I’m feeling my anxiety creep back up. But I know being in my garden helps.
Controlling garden pests
Slugs in the seedlings, caterpillars in the kale? How to spot the usual garden pest suspects and deal with them naturally.
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.
