The garden in winter 2025
A wander around the garden highlights in winter 2025.
May in the garden
Winter planting begins, and it’s time to start tidying up your patch from the summer months.
December in the garden
Last chance to plant most summer crops. Time to harvest garlic, berries, and potatoes.
November in the garden
It’s full-steam ahead on all your fresh summer faves.
October in the garden
It’s heating up this month and there’s plenty to get growing in the garden!
September in the garden
Heading into spring the garden jobs begin to build up. Find out what needs doing in September.
August in the garden
We’re at the tail-end of winter rolling towards spring, and things are heating back up.
July in the garden
Winter might be upon us, but there’s still plenty to do in the garden.
June in the garden
Winter doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do in the garden. Find out what needs doing, and what can be planted in June.
Seed saving
How to collect, clean, store, and swap seeds from your garden. The skill that makes gardening significantly cheaper, and more resilient.
Five things I did this week
It’s been an unexpectedly dry week, so we got some things done.
The spring garden
A seasonal tour of the garden: bed-by-bed.
Garden time
A bed-by-bed tour of the winter vege garden.
How does the garden grow?
A spring update from the first year in our new garden.
Direct-sowing guide
Direct sowing is spreading seed in the place you want to grow it. This is the best way of getting good results for some crops. Find out which ones!
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.
