One of my Gran’s best recipes. Now tastier, lower in sugar, and higher in protein.

We’ve had our Outpost Buildings chicken coop for 8 years. How has it held up?

An introduction to the real scientific principles behind the idea of companion planting.

The next stage in the evolution of my wee garden.

The plans I’ve got for my garden over the summer of 2025-26.

Time to give my gnomes a glow-up!

The pest-control is getting an upgrade around here.

What I’ve learned about growing peanuts over the last three seasons.

Three years of growing peanuts came down to this. Home-grown, home-made peanut butter. Was it worth it?

A look at a random winter’s week in my life.

A wander around the garden highlights in winter 2025.

There’s a secret under your feet when you walk through my garden, and it’s quietly improving our soils.

A peek behind-the-scenes at how I grow wickedly-strong catnip.

And so it begins again.

As the world gets a bit dark and awful, here are some of the things that have brought me joy.

Winter planting begins, and it’s time to start tidying up your patch from the summer months.

Cyclone Tam roared through the country last week, and the fallout took a while to settle.

Hands-down the tastiest and easiest way to eat your home-grown peanut crop.

Establishing winter brassica, securing seed garlic, tiding up strawberries, and harvesting pip fruit.

Vespula wasp numbers have exploded at our place this year, so it was time to run a poison operation with Vespex.

Paprika is made from specific varieties of capsicum, and this summer, I grew and processed my own.