An update post
A collection of updates about eggs, chickens, worms, weather, and garlic.
Winter gardening in the Far North
It’s time to tidy the strawberries, plant garlic, and prepare for potatoes.
Autumn garden update
As we hurtle towards winter, I’m working away in my garden to get it ready for next summer.
My first peanut harvest
My first peanut harvest is in!
Getting over garden overwhelm
Gaining a focus on turning around the garden for another season.
Welcome to the Garden Club!
Join us to keep on top of your garden this year!
2022 Garlic harvest (part 1)
Four of our six garlic varieties are out of the ground! See how it went!
On patience
Time marches on and if you’re patient enough, it delights you.
Planting peanuts
I’m feeling more on top of things in the garden, so I’m growing something new.
My happy place
3 years ago I wrote about my frustration at my new garden. Today, it is my happy place.
Vegetables that pay off
All things considered, what vegetables deliver the best returns on investment in the garden?
A mid-season update on the garlic
After last year’s disaster season, how is the garlic growing in 2022?
Harvesting and storing potatoes
We eat a lot of potatoes, so we grow a lot of potatoes. Here’s how we harvest and store them to feed us through winter.
End of season update on the Square Foot Garden
A round up of what went right (and too right!) in the Square Foot Garden this season.
It’shallot of shallots
Shallots are one of the easiest things I grow in my garden, with an excellent rate of return.
About Kat
Kat is a gardener, grower of garlic, and purrveyor of Kat's Nip. Each Sunday she writes about her life on her lifestyle block in Te Hiku (Far North), New Zealand.
