The sinking gully
We’ve noticed something sinister happening in one of our paddocks, and we’ve come up with a plan.
The lost fence post
The post was abandoned, but the fencing project was not.
Summer update
A few of the things I’ve been up to over my summer break.
The mulch pile
A giant pile of mulch stands between us and our dream home.
Winter gardening in the Far North
It’s time to tidy the strawberries, plant garlic, and prepare for potatoes.
Where are the avocados?
We have a lot of trees at The Outpost, but we don’t have any avocado. It’s not just because we’re saving to build a house.
Xeronema callistemon (Poor Knight’s Lily)
How I fell in love with and acquired a new native plant for my collection.
Strawberry fields forever
My imagination ran away without me and now I have incredible strawberry beds.
Raining in my head like a tragedy
An update on our rainfall, and how we plan to hold onto it for longer.
Our first drought
Our lifestyle block is officially in the middle of a drought. So, how are we doing?
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.
