Improving soils organically
What is healthy soil? And what is organic matter? Learn the basics of soil and how to improve yours using the resources you have at hand.
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.
The lazy woman’s garden
Spending less time in the garden, and still harvesting from it by letting nature do the gardening for me.
The beauty of weeds
Looking at the beauty provided by some of the weeds on the property, and getting a bit philosophical about it.
The giant compost pile
Finding myself with many piles of rotting organic matter, I build my first hot compost pile.
A buttload of mulch
I got an offer I couldn’t refuse: a giant ball of mouldy hay.
Learning to farm
I’ve had to learn how to look after my land and animals. Here’s what I’ve done so far.
Interpreting my soil test
What do the numbers on a soil test actually mean? How I interpreted mine, including macro and micro-nutrients, and what I’m doing about it.
Taking soil samples
Taking soil samples and sending them away to the lab for a soil test.
To spray, or not to spray
A look into the weeds of our property, and how we’re managing them.
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.
