Upgrading the garden paths
There’s a secret under your feet when you walk through my garden.
Improving soils organically
A deep dive into everything you need to know about your garden’s soils and improving them naturally.
Sweating with Pride: The fences project
We’re out sweating on the paddocks, clearing off the grass and gorse.
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.
5 things I did in the last fortnight
A round up of what I’ve been up to in the garden over the last couple of weeks.
Spring updates
Things keep ticking along here at The Outpost, so how are all those projects going?
The mulch pile
A giant pile of mulch stands between us and our dream home.
Planting comfrey under fruit trees
Organic farmers know comfrey as a ‘dynamic accumulator’ – bringing deeply buried nutrients to the surface to feed my fruit trees.
Five things I did this summer
A catch-up looking at the things I’ve been up to over the summer break.
Planting potatoes
Potatoes can be planted as soon as the last frosts pass. Find out what to do now to great crop next season!
Cooking in compost
In my garden, there is a big compost pile generating a whole lot of heat. So I tried cooking in compost – and it worked!
Fungi friends
Following a huge rain, a bunch of mushrooms and fungi have begun to bloom.
The giant compost pile
When life gives you organic matter, make compost.
Things I wish I knew when I had a container garden
A decade ago, I started on my gardening journey in a collection of pots on an inner-city balcony. Here are the things I wish I knew then.
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.
