Fungi friends
Following a huge rain, a bunch of mushrooms and fungi have begun to bloom.
Digger dog
It turns out our dog, Roxy, just looooves to dig!
The giant compost pile
Finding myself with many piles of rotting organic matter, I build my first hot compost pile.
Xeronema callistemon (Poor Knight’s Lily)
How I fell in love with and acquired a new native plant for my collection.
Garlic harvest 2020
Now the garlic is out of the ground, I take a look at how I did this year.
The egg thief
It turns out our dog, Roxy, and our free-range chickens are… not a good fit.
Fixing the orchard
How our neglected and overgrown orchard gained redemption.
Piggy grumps
What do you do when a pig gets into your garden? Well, I have a bit of experience with that one…
My favourite herbs
A look into how I grow, and cook with a selection of some of the herbs growing at The Outpost.
A buttload of mulch
I got an offer I couldn’t refuse: a giant ball of mouldy hay.
The name on everybody’s lips is gonna be…
Roxy is the newest addition to The Outpost. This is the story of how she came to live with us.
Animal tales, part 2
Nature gets very random when given the chance. Some more animal tales from The Outpost.
A trip around the sun on The Outpost
We’ve been living at The Outpost for a year. I look back at what we’ve achieved, and give a few updates to previous blogs.
The garlic bed
An update on how the garlic is growing, and how you can help your own crop do well this year.
The catnip swale
The story of Kat’s Nip and working out how to grow enough to supply demand.
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.
