Tidying up the catnip
A peek behind-the-scenes at how I grow wickedly-strong catnip.
November in the garden
It’s full-steam ahead on all your fresh summer faves.
October in the garden
It’s heating up this month and there’s plenty to get growing in the garden!
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?
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.
Why I don’t keep bees
You’d think with so much native bush (and with more trees planted each year), we might put in a few bee hives at The Outpost. But we won’t be. Here’s why.
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.
