Growing food from kitchen scraps
You don’t need to buy seeds to start growing food. Your weekly grocery shop is full of ways to get your garden pumping.
May in the garden
Winter planting begins, and it’s time to start tidying up your patch from the summer months.
March in the garden
Planting begins for cooler months and harvest continues for summer crops. Time to prune the stone fruit too.
January in the garden
In January, the biggest task is usually dealing with pests. Also, planting leeks.
December in the garden
Last chance to plant most summer crops. Time to harvest garlic, berries, and potatoes.
How my garden grows
A peek at how the garden is doing going into the main growing season.
November in the garden
It’s full-steam ahead on all your fresh summer faves.
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.
September in the garden
Heading into spring the garden jobs begin to build up. Find out what needs doing in September.
August in the garden
We’re at the tail-end of winter rolling towards spring, and things are heating back up.
My happy place
3 years ago I wrote about my frustration at my new garden. Today, it is my happy place.
End of season update on the Square Foot Garden
A round up of what went right (and too right!) in the Square Foot Garden this season.
It’s raining, it’s pouring
I love rain, but I’m running out of clothes and I need to mow the lawns.
An update on the Square Foot Garden
A few months ago I revealed my plans for a square foot garden. So, how are those plans going?
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.
