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?
Cloche hoops
We use a few different cloche hoops are an invaluable tool in the garden. A look at what we use and how it holds up.
How to grow ginger (Zingibar officiale)
A surprisingly simple and satisfying little crop to grow. Find out how to take a small piece from the supermarket and turn it into a year’s supply of ginger!
Garden time
A bed-by-bed tour of the winter vege garden.
The lazy woman’s garden
Spending less time in the garden, and still harvesting from it by letting nature do the gardening for me.
Things I wish I knew when I had a container garden
A decade ago, I started on my gardening journey in a collection of pots on an inner-city balcony. Here are the things I wish I knew then.
The garlic bed
An update on how the garlic is growing, and how you can help your own crop do well this year.
Taking soil samples
Taking soil samples and sending them away to the lab for a soil test.
My brilliant broccoli
This year my broccoli has really pumped. Here’s what I did, and what I learned along the way.
Tomatogeddon
The garden has started going bonkers. I’ve currently got an avalanche of tomatoes going on – in May.
Lockdown week two: feeling down, gardening anyway
During the second week of lockdown, I’m feeling my anxiety creep back up. But I know being in my garden helps.
9 things to grow in a pandemic
In the middle of a pandemic, what can you grow to keep you and your family fed and healthy this winter?
Sowing seeds for transplant
Need to get some seeds growing indoors in trays? Here’s some tips from my garden.
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.
