Poor peanut performance
Turns out, peanuts don’t much love being ignored for the entire growing season.
Snapshots
A few things that are happening, or will be happening.
Lifting the spring bulbs
It’s time to refresh and re-plant the spring bulbs.
A real look at the garden
An honest look around my garden beds and how they are doing right now.
Garden planning with GardenBox 3D
Creating a map of my garden using GardenBox 3D, and how I’m using it to plan my upcoming gardening adventures.
Ponga paths
The next stage in the evolution of my wee garden.
Summer garden plans
The plans I’ve got for my garden over the summer of 2025-26.
The garden in winter 2025
A wander around the garden highlights in winter 2025.
Upgrading the garden paths
There’s a secret under your feet when you walk through my garden, and it’s quietly improving our soils.
Going back to growing garlic
And so it begins again.
May in the garden
Winter planting begins, and it’s time to start tidying up your patch from the summer months.
April in the garden
Establishing winter brassica, securing seed garlic, tiding up strawberries, and harvesting pip fruit.
Growing paprika
Paprika is made from specific varieties of capsicum, and this summer, I grew and processed my own.
March in the garden
Planting begins for cooler months and harvest continues for summer crops. Time to prune the stone fruit too.
January in the garden
In January, the biggest task is usually dealing with pests. Also, planting leeks.
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.
