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Growing food from kitchen scraps

Growing food from kitchen scraps

by Kat | Apr 12, 2026 | Grow, Pandemic Gardening, Spring—Kōanga, Summer—Raumati

You don’t need to buy seeds to start growing food. Your weekly grocery shop is full of ways to get your garden pumping.

December in the garden

December in the garden

by Kat | Dec 1, 2024 | Gardening calendar, Grow

Last chance to plant most summer crops. Time to harvest garlic, berries, and potatoes.

November in the garden

November in the garden

by Kat | Nov 3, 2024 | Gardening calendar, Grow

It’s full-steam ahead on all your fresh summer faves.

October in the garden

October in the garden

by Kat | Oct 6, 2024 | Gardening calendar, Grow

It’s heating up this month and there’s plenty to get growing in the garden!

August in the garden

August in the garden

by Kat | Aug 4, 2024 | Gardening calendar, Grow

We’re at the tail-end of winter rolling towards spring, and things are heating back up.

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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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