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How to Store Ripe Avocados for 4 Months & Avocado Dip Recipe
Hey Guys, in this video I preserve Avocados in the freezer. Freeze whole avocados when they are perfectly ripe, to store them there for...


How to Bath a Chicken & do a Health Check
Hey Guys, I will just say it, My Chicken has a poopy bum, so I am trimming the mucky feathers and giving her a bath. Then I check her for...


How to Grow Sweet Basil in a Small Space & get a Long Harvesting Season
We are in the Veggie Garden again and I am showing you how to grow Sweet Basil in a small space with a long harvesting season. To grow...


Linseed Oil Homestead Tool Handles
Hey Guys, I’m Painting my wooden tool handles with Linseed Oil to keep the handles in great condition so they will last a lifetime....


Mango Sauce Recipe
Hey Guys, When the Mangos are in season, try this delicious Mango Sauce Recipe 2 Mangos -the flesh Ground chilli powder to taste Lemon...


Egg Shells for Blossom End Rot & Slug, Snail Protect Veggies
Hi Guys, I use egg shell in the garden, which adds calcium to prevent blossom end rot and stops slugs and snails from eating my veggies....


Make Beeswax Wraps - No more Plastic Wrap
Hi Guys, I show you how to make Beeswax Wraps so you can make your own and we can reduce waste /land fill and no longer use plastic wrap....


When & How to Harvest Garlic
Hey Guys, The Garlic has been growing for 7 months and it is finally ready to harvest. I show you when the garlic is ready to harvest and...


How to make Berry Powder
Hey Guys, the Youngberries are ripe for the picking at Moat Cottage and so I am picking, dehydrating and then turning them into Berry...


How to Make Herb Infused Oils
Hi Guys, In a past video I picked and dehydrate the Dandelion flower heads and now I show you how to infuse the flowers into an oil....


Chocolate Brandied Kumquats Part 2
In this Video, part 2, the Brandy Kumquats are ready to be coated in dark chocolate, so I show you how I do this and then finally get to...


Make a Mosquito Repellent Table Centerpiece
Hi Guys, I am talking about deterring Mozzies (that's Mosquitos in Australian) It's Summer, it's hot and the days are long. It is...


Hot Christmas in Australia & early Chick update
Merry Christmas from Moat Cottage, Christmas in Australia can be very hot. Poor old Santa needs to shed his Winter clothes and not...


Brandy Kumquats
Brandy Kumquats are extremely delicious and a wonderful use of an abundant harvest of Kumquats, from your tree. They make a great gift...


Broody Hen update & Herbs to Repel Mosquitos in the Coop
Hey Guys, I have been so eager to update you on the fertile Australorp eggs under my broody hen, unfortunately my health has been very...


How to Dehydrate Orange Peel
Hi Guys, Elissa at Moat Cottage here and in this episode I’m showing you how I dehydrate Orange Peel from our home grown oranges. How to...


Mould Killer
Hi Guys, I make a Mould Killer in this video, that you spray on mould to kill the mould spores and then I wipe the mould off and the best...


Moat Cottage Homesteading Video Updates
Hey Guys, Elissa at Moat Cottage and in this episode we are checking in on what is happening in the yard. We look at the current status...


How to Make Citrus Peel Cleaner
Citrus Peel Cleaner Recipe Glass Jar with lid White vinegar to cover Peel. Clean, unwaxed with no chemicals, Citrus peel. Lemon, Orange,...


How to make Kombucha
I always have 2 Kombucha brews going at a time, here is the recipe for 1 batch. Kombucha Recipe FIRST FERMENT In a heat proof jug add...
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