Getting over garden overwhelm
Gaining a focus on turning around the garden for another season.
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.
Finding the flower bed
My gardening mojo is coming back after the scorching summer and I rediscovered my flowerbed.
It’shallot of shallots
Shallots are one of the easiest things I grow in my garden, with an excellent rate of return.
An update on the Square Foot Garden
A few months ago I revealed my plans for a square foot garden. So, how are those plans going?
Garlic development
The garlic should be ready for harvest… but is it?
Inside the gardening bucket
A look at the most-useful gardening tools and equipment in my gardening bucket.
The dreaded garlic rust
One of the worst things that could happen to a garlic grower has struck us this year: rust. So, what will I do?
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.
