Poor peanut performance
Turns out, peanuts don’t much love being ignored for the entire growing season.
Companion planting
An introduction to the real scientific principles behind the idea of companion planting.
January in the garden
In January, the biggest task is usually dealing with pests. Also, planting leeks.
White Cabbage Butterfly
A deep dive into white butterfly—one of the most common and destructive pests in Kiwi gardens.
Planting comfrey under fruit trees
Organic farmers know comfrey as a ‘dynamic accumulator’ – bringing deeply buried nutrients to the surface to feed my fruit trees.
Square foot gardening
Low rainfall in summer each year means my garden always suffers. This year, I’m planning to share our water with one bed that really pumps… and grows everything.
The catnip swale
The story of Kat’s Nip and working out how to grow enough to supply demand.
Controlling garden pests without visiting a garden centre
So you’ve planted a garden—and now the snails are attacking! Do you need all the fancy products?
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.
