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Companion planting

Companion planting

by Kat | Oct 26, 2025 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Gardening basics, Spring gardening, Summer gardening

An introduction to the real scientific principles behind the idea of companion planting.

Planting comfrey under fruit trees

Planting comfrey under fruit trees

by Kat | Jul 16, 2023 | Autumn gardening, Blog, Gardening Advice, Spring gardening

Organic farmers know comfrey as a ‘dynamic accumulator’ – bringing deeply buried nutrients to the surface to feed my fruit trees.

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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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