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?
Apple harvest
Three of our heritage apple trees produced small harvests this year.
The pursuit of self-sufficiency
We’ve been here a while, so how close are we to being self-sufficient?
On patience
Time marches on and if you’re patient enough, it delights you.
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.
My happy place
3 years ago I wrote about my frustration at my new garden. Today, it is my happy place.
The shopping spree
I spent my 40th birthday buying and planting trees. 16 year old me would be horrified.
Project grow-a-mango
This week I spent $13 on a piece of fruit – and it was worth every cent. But can I grow good mangoes in New Zealand? Well, I’m going to give it a try!
Citrus update
A round-up of how our little collection of citrus is growing.
The banana plantation
An update on the patch of bananas we planted back in December 2019.
A selection of limes
I’m up to 5 lime trees. Am I obsessed? How did I get here?
Fixing the orchard
How our neglected and overgrown orchard gained redemption.
Return of the garden center
On the first day of Level 2, I made a trip to the one place I missed most: the garden center.
Lazarus lemons
I’ve owned this lemon tree since it was a tiny stick. I’ve not always treated it very well, but now it’s living its best life.
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.
