Māra kūmara
This year I’ve re-introduced kūmara into my garden.
Going back to growing garlic
And so it begins again.
The mulch pile
A giant pile of mulch stands between us and our dream home.
The shopping spree
I spent my 40th birthday buying and planting trees. 16 year old me would be horrified.
Planning a miniature food forest
I’ve been thinking and scheming – and I think I’ve come up with a plan for our first area of ‘food forest’.
It’shallot of shallots
Shallots are one of the easiest things I grow in my garden, with an excellent rate of return.
Planting potatoes
Potatoes can be planted as soon as the last frosts pass. Find out what to do now to great crop next season!
Garlic growing 2021: the experiments
Each year I experiment with new garlic varieties to see if they’re worth adding to my “garlic collection”. This year I’m trying 3: Russian Red, Spanish Red, and Kakanui.
Everything I know about planting garlic
Everything I’ve learned about getting a successful garlic harvest in the ground.
Planting leeks
It’s time to plant leeks! There’s a bit of a trick to harvesting a good leek, so I thought I’d take a moment to show you how.
Trees that count
Last week I went on a planting spree and we got 70 native trees into the soil.
Growing garlic
A little history about my love-affair with growing garlic, and a peek into the future.
Return of the garden center
On the first day of Level 2, I made a trip to the one place I missed most: the garden center.
Lazarus lemons
I’ve owned this lemon tree since it was a tiny stick. I’ve not always treated it very well, but now it’s living its best life.
Banana farmer
We’ve planted some bananas on the farm!
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.
