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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.

A real look at the garden

A real look at the garden

by Kat | Feb 15, 2026 | Blog

An honest look around my garden beds and how they are doing right now.

Māra kūmara

Māra kūmara

by Kat | Nov 23, 2025 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Spring gardening, Summer gardening

This year I’ve re-introduced kūmara into my garden.

Summer garden plans

Summer garden plans

by Kat | Oct 5, 2025 | Blog, Gardening Advice

The plans I’ve got for my garden over the summer of 2025-26.

February in the garden

February in the garden

by Kat | Feb 2, 2025 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Gardening calendar

Harvests are rolling in, and the garden is in full-swing. Here’s how to keep that progress going.

November in the garden

November in the garden

by Kat | Nov 3, 2024 | Gardening Advice, Gardening calendar

It’s full-steam ahead on all your fresh summer faves.

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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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