Upgrading the garden paths
There’s a secret under your feet when you walk through my garden.
Improving soils organically
A deep dive into everything you need to know about your garden’s soils and improving them naturally.
Giving up on garlic
The first half of this year’s garlic is up, and the results are… not great.
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.
A mid-season update on the garlic
After last year’s disaster season, how is the garlic growing in 2022?
Cooking in compost
In my garden, there is a big compost pile generating a whole lot of heat. So I tried cooking in compost – and it worked!
Fungi friends
Following a huge rain, a bunch of mushrooms and fungi have begun to bloom.
The giant compost pile
When life gives you organic matter, make compost.
A buttload of mulch
I got an offer I couldn’t refuse: a giant ball of mouldy hay.
The garlic bed
An update on how the garlic is growing, and how you can help your own crop do well this year.
Strawberry fields forever
My imagination ran away without me and now I have incredible strawberry beds.
Interpreting my soil test
After receiving my soil test results, I’ve spent some time interpreting the results, and thinking about how I can amend the soil to be its best.
Taking soil samples
I decided to get a soil test done on my garden. This week, I’m taking soil samples and sending them away to the lab.
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.
