Improving soils organically
What is healthy soil? And what is organic matter? Learn the basics of soil and how to improve yours using the resources you have at hand.
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.
A diary of my week
Ever wonder what I do in a week? Well, here’s one week in my life.
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.
An update post
A collection of updates about eggs, chickens, worms, weather, and garlic.
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.
Autumn garden update
As we hurtle towards winter, I’m working away in my garden to get it ready for next summer.
Vegetables that pay off
All things considered, what vegetables deliver the best returns on investment in the garden?
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.
The banana plantation
An update on the patch of bananas we planted back in December 2019.
Five things I did this summer
A catch-up looking at the things I’ve been up to over the summer break.
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.
