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5 tips for tidying up your bananas

5 tips for tidying up your bananas

by Kat | Dec 15, 2024 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Summer gardening

Just a few things I’ve learned about maintaining a productive banana patch.

Banana farmin’

Banana farmin’

by Kat | Sep 24, 2023 | Blog, Summer gardening

We are officially eating our own home-grown bananas!!

Sponge-top pudding

Sponge-top pudding

by Kat | Jun 18, 2023 | Blog, Recipes

Use your fruit harvests by making this simple comforting dessert on these dark winter nights.

The pursuit of self-sufficiency

The pursuit of self-sufficiency

by Kat | Feb 12, 2023 | Blog

We’ve been here a while, so how close are we to being self-sufficient?

Making Nana Retter’s Fruit Cake

Making Nana Retter’s Fruit Cake

by Kat | Jan 29, 2023 | Blog, Family History, Recipes

Last Christmas I joined a long line of women in my family who have made my great grandmother’s fruit cake.

A selection of limes

A selection of limes

by Kat | Feb 28, 2021 | Blog

I’m up to 5 lime trees. Am I obsessed? How did I get here?

About Kat

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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.

Latest posts

  • The garden in winter 2025
  • Upgrading the garden paths
  • Tidying up the catnip
  • Going back to growing garlic
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