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Does your vegetable garden feel overwhelming?

Does your vegetable garden feel overwhelming?

by Kat | Aug 2, 2026 | Autumn—Ngahuru, Gardening calendar, Grow, Learn, Spring—Kōanga, Summer—Raumati, Winter—Hōtoke

Mine too! Here’s how I’ve learned to feel the overwhelm and harvest food anyway. Get unstuck and make your vegetable garden grow again.

Growing food from kitchen scraps

Growing food from kitchen scraps

by Kat | Apr 12, 2026 | Grow, Pandemic Gardening, Spring—Kōanga, Summer—Raumati

You don’t need to buy seeds to start growing food. Your weekly grocery shop is full of ways to get your garden pumping.

February in the garden

February in the garden

by Kat | Feb 2, 2025 | Gardening calendar, Grow

Summer crops come in thick and need storing. Seed saving for next year begins while your earlier plantings continue.

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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.

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