Autumn garden update
As we hurtle towards winter, I’m working away in my garden to get it ready for next summer.
2022 Garlic harvest (part 1)
Four of our six garlic varieties are out of the ground! See how it went!
A mid-season update on the garlic
After last year’s disaster season, how is the garlic growing in 2022?
Five things I did this week
It’s been an unexpectedly dry week, so we got some things done.
Growing past my biggest failure
Last year, my garlic crop failed big and hard. This year, I’m nervous and more subdued about planting again.
Garlic and rosemary salt
I’m always looking for ways to use and store my garlic. Garlic salt is one of my favourites. The addition of rosemary really makes it pop!
Five things I did this summer
A catch-up looking at the things I’ve been up to over the summer break.
Garlic development
The garlic should be ready for harvest… but is it?
The spring garden
A seasonal tour of the garden: bed-by-bed.
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?
Everything I know about looking after garlic
My main crops are half way through the season and I’m working on setting them up for good bulb growth in the next couple of months.
Garden time
A bed-by-bed tour of the winter vege garden.
Garlic growing 2021: the experiments
Each year I experiment with new garlic varieties to see if they’re worth adding to my “garlic collection”. This year I’m trying 3: Russian Red, Spanish Red, and Kakanui.
Everything I know about planting garlic
Everything I’ve learned about getting a successful garlic harvest in the ground.
Garlic harvest 2020
Now the garlic is out of the ground, I take a look at how I did this year.
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.