Smoking paprika
My paprika crop is maturing and it’s time to get creative with it!
Garlic harvest 2025
Results from my much-smaller 2025 garlic crop.
February in the garden
Harvests are rolling in, and the garden is in full-swing. Here’s how to keep that progress going.
Banana farmin’
We are officially eating our own home-grown bananas!!
My first peanut harvest
My first peanut harvest is in!
Apple harvest
Three of our heritage apple trees produced small harvests this year.
Six things I did this summer
I’ve had a wonderful summer break, though I’m not sure how relaxing it was. Here’s a catch-up of what I got up to.
2022 Garlic harvest (part 1)
Four of our six garlic varieties are out of the ground! See how it went!
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.
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.
Five things I did this week
What on earth do I do all week? Well, here’s five things I did this week.
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?
Planting potatoes
Potatoes can be planted as soon as the last frosts pass. Find out what to do now to great crop next season!
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!
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.
