Giving up on garlic
The first half of this year’s garlic is up, and the results are… not great.
Aglio e olio with green garlic
A quick and simple dish that every garlic grower should know!
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.
Garlic and rosemary salt
I’m always looking for ways to use and store my garlic. Garlic salt is one of my favourites. The addition of rosemary really makes it pop!
Five things I did this summer
A catch-up looking at the things I’ve been up to over the summer break.
Garlic development
The garlic should be ready for harvest… but is it?
The spring garden
A seasonal tour of the garden: bed-by-bed.
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.
