Citrus care guide
Everything you need to know about caring for citrus in New Zealand. When and what to fertilise with, sprays, pruning, and common pests and disease.
Tidying the berry house
The berries are flowering, so it’s time to secure the berry house against birds. If only it were that simple!
Coffee fruit!
The coffee trees have started fruiting!
A selection of limes
I’m up to 5 lime trees. Am I obsessed? How did I get here?
Xeronema callistemon (Poor Knight’s Lily)
How I fell in love with and acquired a new native plant for my collection.
Things I wish I knew when I had a container garden
A decade ago, I started on my gardening journey in a collection of pots on an inner-city balcony. Here are the things I wish I knew then.
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.
Growing strawberries
Practically everyone loves strawberries! Learn the important things to know when growing your own.
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.
