All the alliums
The garlic harvest is in – and for sale!
Summer update
A few of the things I’ve been up to over my summer break.
Reevaluating the plan
The last blog of 2023. I’d like to start 2024 on a new page, so I’m taking a longer-than-usual break from the blog this summer.
Giving up on garlic
The first half of this year’s garlic is up, and the results are… not great.
A diary of my week
Ever wonder what I do in a week? Well, here’s one week in my life.
Aglio e olio with green garlic
The simplest and most satisfying thing to do with fresh green garlic. Every garlic grower should know this one.
Spring updates
Things keep ticking along here at The Outpost, so how are all those projects going?
Three things my Dad taught me
This Father’s Day, I’m looking at the values I gained as my father’s daughter.
An update post
A collection of updates about eggs, chickens, worms, weather, and garlic.
Winter gardening in the Far North
It’s time to tidy the strawberries, plant garlic, and prepare for potatoes.
Autumn garden update
As we hurtle towards winter, I’m working away in my garden to get it ready for next summer.
2022 Garlic harvest (part 1)
Four of our six garlic varieties are out of the ground! See how it went!
A mid-season update on the garlic
After last year’s disaster season, how is the garlic growing in 2022?
Five things I did this week
It’s been an unexpectedly dry week, so we got some things done.
Growing past my biggest failure
Last year, my garlic crop failed big and hard. This year, I’m nervous and more subdued about planting again.
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.
