Improving soils organically
A deep dive into everything you need to know about your garden’s soils and improving them naturally.
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.
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.
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.
