Pest control
Pests here include possums, pigs, rats, and wasps. There's also a collection of wild weeds like gorse, Taiwan cherry, privet and more.
Pest animals
With 15ha of rural sub-tropical land, we have our fair share of pest-animals running about.
The war against introduced predators is a long one, filled with battles on all fronts.
Snapshots
A few things that are happening, or will be happening.
More things I’ve been liking
Some things that have made 2025 bearable.
Ponga paths
The next stage in the evolution of my wee garden.
Pest management
The pest-control is getting an upgrade around here.
The Vespex sting
Vespula wasp numbers have exploded at our place this year, so it was time to run a poison operation with Vespex.
The bush cam
I got a new toy for my birthday and it’s absolutely revolutionised the pest and weed management of our native bush.
Animal tales part 3
Roxy catches her first pig and Hine makes her first photobomb in this continuing series about the animals in our lives.
The value of the bush
Musings on what value we place on our native forest remnants.
Piggy grumps
What do you do when a pig gets into your garden? Well, I have a bit of experience with that one…
Makin’ bacon
When life gives you a pig, you make bacon. A straightforward home-curing process from shot to bacon buttie.
Animal tales, part 2
Nature gets very random when given the chance. Some more animal tales from The Outpost.
The complicated tale of Bunbun
When a cat brings you a healthy baby rabbit, what do you do?
2019 in review
A year ago today, I visited The Outpost for the first time. I had no idea that barely 6 months later, it’d be mine…
Animal tales
A collection of short stories about the animals on our lifestyle block.
Pest plants
Weeds, for us, come on a much bigger scale than the average backyard.
Did you know gorse seed can remain viable for 100 years, and that it flowers twice a year in sub-tropical conditions?
Sweating with Pride: The fences project
We’re out sweating on the paddocks, clearing off the grass and gorse.
Spraying gorses
Gorse is an unfortunate reality of owning farmland in New Zealand. This week I got out and sprayed some.
Clearing the clearing
This week we cut down a bunch of gorse and cleared out a nice spot for a picnic in the bush.
The beauty of weeds
Looking at the beauty provided by some of the weeds on the property, and getting a bit philosophical about it.
Lockdown week three: Some updates
A whole lot of updates on things I’ve blogged about before.
To spray, or not to spray
A look into the weeds of our property, and how we’re managing them.