Māra kūmara
This year I’ve re-introduced kūmara into my garden.
5 tips for tidying up your bananas
Just a few things I’ve learned about maintaining a productive banana patch.
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.
Testing the coffee beans
After a recent workshop to learn how to process my own coffee, I put my own coffee beans to the test.
Planting peanuts
I’m feeling more on top of things in the garden, so I’m growing something new.
Project grow-a-mango
This week I spent $13 on a piece of fruit – and it was worth every cent. But can I grow good mangoes in New Zealand? Well, I’m going to give it a try!
Coffee fruit!
The coffee trees have started fruiting!
Xeronema callistemon (Poor Knight’s Lily)
How I fell in love with and acquired a new native plant for my collection.
A proliferation of pineapples
Life really gave us pineapples this week.
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.
