An update post
A collection of updates about eggs, chickens, worms, weather, and garlic.
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.
Five trees you’ll find at The Outpost
A tree that can grow 6 meters in a year; another that you can wash your clothes with. A guide to a few of our trees.
Tidying the berry house
The berries are flowering, so it’s time to secure the berry house against birds. If only it were that simple!
Citrus update
A round-up of how our little collection of citrus is growing.
Coffee fruit!
The coffee trees have started fruiting!
Trees that count
Last week I went on a planting spree and we got 70 native trees into the soil.
Return of the garden center
On the first day of Level 2, I made a trip to the one place I missed most: the garden center.
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.