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Citrus care guide

Citrus care guide

by Kat | Feb 16, 2025 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Gardening basics

A guide to citrus care and common citrus problems in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Winter gardening in the Far North

Winter gardening in the Far North

by Kat | Jun 11, 2023 | Blog, Gardening Advice

It’s time to tidy the strawberries, plant garlic, and prepare for potatoes.

4 things to consider before buying fruit trees

4 things to consider before buying fruit trees

by Kat | May 14, 2023 | Gardening Advice, Winter gardening

You’ve finally got a place to plant fruit trees – but there’s dozens at the garden centre! Which one do you buy?

Five things I did this week

Five things I did this week

by Kat | Aug 14, 2022 | Blog

It’s been an unexpectedly dry week, so we got some things done.

Planting potatoes

Planting potatoes

by Kat | Sep 19, 2021 | Gardening Advice, Spring gardening, Summer gardening, Top posts

Potatoes can be planted as soon as the last frosts pass. Find out what to do now to great crop next season!

Cloche hoops

Cloche hoops

by Kat | Aug 22, 2021 | Gardening Advice, Spring gardening, Summer gardening, Tools and equipment, Top posts, Winter gardening

All about our wonderful cloche hoops – and how you can have them too.

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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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