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Weekly tales from The Outpost.
Home-grown peanut butter
After 3 years and many, many hours of work, I finally get to sit down to my own home-grown, home-made peanut butter.
Weekly diary
A look at a random winter’s week in my life.
The garden in winter 2025
A wander around the garden highlights in winter 2025.
Upgrading the garden paths
There’s a secret under your feet when you walk through my garden.
How to make your own pruning paste
Pruning paste is helpful for keeping your fruit trees healthy after pruning.
Gardening equipment you won’t regret
Some of my favourite pieces of equipment for taking your garden to the next level.
Sponge-top pudding
Use your fruit harvests by making this simple comforting dessert on these dark winter nights.
Winter gardening in the Far North
It’s time to tidy the strawberries, plant garlic, and prepare for potatoes.
Eating water-glassed eggs
An attempt to avoid buying eggs as our chicken’s production drops off.
Tidying my garden shed
My garden shed is (once again) a mess! Time to tidy it up.
In-ground worm farming
This week I installed some new worm farms directly in the garden.
4 things to consider before buying fruit trees
You’ve finally got a place to plant fruit trees – but there’s dozens at the garden centre! Which one do you buy?
The International Year of Millets
The UN has declared 2023 the International Year of Millets, so I tried growing some millet.
Autumn garden update
As we hurtle towards winter, I’m working away in my garden to get it ready for next summer.
My first peanut harvest
My first peanut harvest is in!
Pam and Tommy
Six weeks ago we welcomed two new occupants in our zoo – Pam and Tommy.
Apple crumble
My favourite way to use our apple harvest.
Chickens love coprosma
An accidental observation leads me down a rabbithole.
Apple harvest
Three of our heritage apple trees produced small harvests this year.
Getting over garden overwhelm
Gaining a focus on turning around the garden for another season.
Welcome to the Garden Club!
Join us to keep on top of your garden this year!
Testing the coffee beans
After a recent workshop to learn how to process my own coffee, I put my own coffee beans to the test.