Four reasons to dig up your compost bin
When was the last time you lifted up your compost bin to see what it’s been up to?
Paper wasps in New Zealand
Polistes paper wasps are introduced pests in New Zealand gardens. Or are they?
The fourth herd
After a winter without any cows, our fourth herd has arrived to fresh spring growth.
The best-laid plans
Find out what I’ve got planned for the 2024-25 growing season in my garden.
Another year in the berry house
The annual task of tidying up the berry house is upon me!
We’re chicken people
Once again, it’s time to top up the chooks, which means baby chickens!
Sweating with Pride: The fences project
We’re out sweating on the paddocks, clearing off the grass and gorse.
Magical mushrooms
Mushrooms are popping up all over our paddock, and we are enjoying the hunt!
A new driveway
Some major work has been occurring in the subdivision that will make visiting us easier and more pleasant.
Changes in the pecking order
There’s been changes to the pecking order of our flock, and it’s come with benefits!
What’s happening in the garden?
The gardens are starting to really pay off!
All the alliums
The garlic harvest is in – and for sale!
Reevaluating the plan
The last blog of 2023. I’d like to start 2024 on a new page, so I’m taking a longer-than-usual break from the blog this summer.
Giving up on garlic
The first half of this year’s garlic is up, and the results are… not great.
A diary of my week
Ever wonder what I do in a week? Well, here’s one week in my life.
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.
