Blog
Weekly tales from The Outpost.
Improving soils organically
A deep dive into everything you need to know about your garden’s soils and improving them naturally.
We’re chicken people
Once again, it’s time to top up the chooks, which means baby chickens!
June in the garden
Winter doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do in the garden. Find out what needs doing, and what can be planted in June.
Sweating with Pride: The fences project
We’re out sweating on the paddocks, clearing off the grass and gorse.
Fungi friends
Following a huge rain, a bunch of mushrooms and fungi have begun to bloom.
Planting leeks
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.
Digger dog
It turns out our dog, Roxy, just looooves to dig!
The giant compost pile
When life gives you organic matter, make compost.
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 shed
Probably the most-procrastinated and disliked tasks since we moved here is now done!
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.
5 veges you can grow without screwing up
My top-5 most fool-proof vegetables that anyone can grow?
Things I wish I knew when I had a container garden
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.
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.
Cleaning troughs
With the nicer weather comes some essential lifestyle-block spring cleaning!
How does the garden grow?
A spring update from the garden.
Hello, new cows
The story of how we got our new angus-cross heifers: Taco, Nacho, Burrito, Goulash, Meatball, and Meatloaf.
A buttload of mulch
I got an offer I couldn’t refuse: a giant ball of mouldy hay.
Makin’ bacon
When life gives you a pig, make bacon!