Rating grow kits
Putting five commercial growing kits to the test. Does an actual gardener think grow kits are worth the money for learning about gardening?
Snapshots
A few things that are happening, or will be happening.
A real look at the garden
An honest look around my garden beds and how they are doing right now.
Companion planting
Does companion planting actually work? Why don’t the lists agree? The science behind which plants help each other, and which ones don’t.
Summer garden plans
The plans I’ve got for my garden over the summer of 2025-26.
How my garden grows
A peek at how the garden is doing going into the main growing season.
October in the garden
It’s heating up this month and there’s plenty to get growing in the garden!
The best-laid plans
Find out what I’ve got planned for the 2024-25 growing season in my garden.
What’s happening in the garden?
The gardens are starting to really pay off!
Summer update
A few of the things I’ve been up to over my summer break.
Finding the flower bed
My gardening mojo is coming back after the scorching summer and I rediscovered my flowerbed.
How does the garden grow?
A spring update from the first year in our new garden.
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.
