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Growing food from kitchen scraps

Growing food from kitchen scraps

by Kat | Apr 12, 2026 | Autumn gardening, Blog, Gardening Advice, Gardening basics, Pandemic Gardening, Spring gardening, Summer gardening, Winter gardening

You don’t need to buy seeds to start growing food. Your weekly grocery shop is full of ways to get your garden pumping.

How to grow ginger (Zingibar officiale)

How to grow ginger (Zingibar officiale)

by Kat | Aug 1, 2021 | Gardening Advice, Spring gardening, Summer gardening

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!

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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.

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