Animal tales, part 2
Nature gets very random when given the chance. Some more animal tales from The Outpost.
A trip around the sun on The Outpost
We’ve been living at The Outpost for a year. I look back at what we’ve achieved, and give a few updates to previous blogs.
The garlic bed
An update on how the garlic is growing, and how you can help your own crop do well this year.
The catnip swale
The story of Kat’s Nip and working out how to grow enough to supply demand.
Learning to farm
I’ve had to learn how to look after my land and animals. Here’s what I’ve done so far.
A bush engagement
He asked me to marry him! The story of how Richard and I got engaged.
Strawberry fields forever
My imagination ran away without me and now I have incredible strawberry beds.
Raining in my head like a tragedy
An update on our rainfall, and how we plan to hold onto it for longer.
Interpreting my soil test
After receiving my soil test results, I’ve spent some time interpreting the results, and thinking about how I can amend the soil to be its best.
Taking soil samples
I decided to get a soil test done on my garden. This week, I’m taking soil samples and sending them away to the lab.
Why our wetland is important
One of our paddocks was once a very valuable ecosystem. I’ve got plans to return it to its former glory.
Growing garlic
A little history about my love-affair with growing garlic, and a peek into the future.
Tomatogeddon
The garden has started going bonkers. I’ve currently got an avalanche of tomatoes going on – in May.
Imagining a house
Lately I’ve been thinking about what a real house at The Outpost might look like.
Walking to the mailbox
Some observations and musings on a long, mostly-up hill walk.
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.
