Everything I’ve learned about getting a successful garlic harvest in the ground.

It’s time to plant leeks! There’s a bit of a trick to harvesting a good leek, so I thought I’d take a moment to show you how.

When life gives you organic matter, make compost.

How I fell in love with and acquired a new native plant for my collection.

My top-5 most fool-proof vegetables that anyone can grow?

A decade ago, I started on my gardening journey in a collection of pots on an inner-city balcony. Here are the things I wish I knew then.

A look into how I grow, and cook with a selection of some of the herbs growing at The Outpost.

A spring update from the garden.

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.

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.

In order to plant native trees, we need to source native trees. I went tree-hunting this week.

One person’s problem became our new friends with the arrival of 7 new chooks.

We’ve a new friend at The Outpost. An Airedale Terrier named Hine Toa.

Looking at the beauty provided by some of the weeds on the property, and getting a bit philosophical about it.

Pooping is such a basic part of every life. We’ve got a little closer to our poop since we moved to The Outpost by composting it through our composting toilet.

A short tour of some of my succulents and cacti.

In my garden, there is a big compost pile generating a whole lot of heat. So I tried cooking in compost – and it worked!

I’m up to 5 lime trees. Am I obsessed? How did I get here?

Following a huge rain, a bunch of mushrooms and fungi have begun to bloom.

It’s time to plant leeks! There’s a bit of a trick to harvesting a good leek, so I thought I’d take a moment to show you how.