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May in the garden

May in the garden

by Kat | May 4, 2025 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Gardening calendar

As the weather turns cooler, there’s still a few jobs to keep you busy in the garden.

April in the garden

April in the garden

by Kat | Apr 6, 2025 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Gardening calendar

Now autumn is in full swing, it’s time to start preparing your winter gardens and putting some care into your fruit trees.

March in the garden

March in the garden

by Kat | Mar 2, 2025 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Gardening calendar

Not sure what needs doing in your garden this month? I’ve got you covered.

February in the garden

February in the garden

by Kat | Feb 2, 2025 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Gardening calendar

Harvests are rolling in, and the garden is in full-swing. Here’s how to keep that progress going.

November in the garden

November in the garden

by Kat | Nov 3, 2024 | Gardening Advice, Gardening calendar

It’s full-steam ahead on all your fresh summer faves.

September in the garden

September in the garden

by Kat | Sep 1, 2024 | Gardening Advice, Gardening calendar

Heading into spring the garden jobs begin to build up. Find out what needs doing in September.

August in the garden

August in the garden

by Kat | Aug 4, 2024 | Blog, Gardening Advice, Gardening calendar

We’re at the tail-end of winter rolling towards spring, and things are heating back up.

Planting comfrey under fruit trees

Planting comfrey under fruit trees

by Kat | Jul 16, 2023 | Autumn gardening, Blog, Gardening Advice, Spring gardening

Organic farmers know comfrey as a ‘dynamic accumulator’ – bringing deeply buried nutrients to the surface to feed my fruit trees.

Sponge-top pudding

Sponge-top pudding

by Kat | Jun 18, 2023 | Blog, Recipes

Use your fruit harvests by making this simple comforting dessert on these dark winter nights.

4 things to consider before buying fruit trees

4 things to consider before buying fruit trees

by Kat | May 14, 2023 | Gardening Advice, Winter gardening

You’ve finally got a place to plant fruit trees – but there’s dozens at the garden centre! Which one do you buy?

About Kat

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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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