Pruning fruit trees
Everything you need to know about pruning stone and pip fruit trees: equipment, technique, tree shapes, and the golden rules.
Planting comfrey under fruit trees
Organic farmers know comfrey as a ‘dynamic accumulator’ – bringing deeply buried nutrients to the surface to feed my fruit trees.
How to make your own pruning paste
Pruning paste is helpful for keeping your fruit trees healthy after pruning.
Sponge-top pudding
A comforting baked pudding that uses whatever fruit is in season. Simple enough for a weeknight.
4 things to consider before buying fruit trees
You’ve finally got a place to plant fruit trees—but there’s dozens at the garden centre! Which one do you buy?
Apple crumble
The best use for an apple harvest, in my opinion. A simple, reliable crumble that never disappoints.
Apple harvest
Three of our heritage apple trees produced small harvests this year.
The pursuit of self-sufficiency
We’ve been here a while, so how close are we to being self-sufficient?
My happy place
3 years ago I wrote about my frustration at my new garden. Today, it is my happy place.
The shopping spree
I spent my 40th birthday buying and planting trees. 16 year old me would be horrified.
Five things I did this week
It’s been an unexpectedly dry week, so we got some things done.
Fixing the orchard
How our neglected and overgrown orchard gained redemption.
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.
