Today I thought I would give you a tour of our garden and what it is up to. It is Autumn here, but there are still plenty of things going on in the garden. You can find my ebooks here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/shop/ or on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2SNVMxO and here: https://amzn.to/2WJF3wy Piwakawaka valley homestead also has a blog! View it here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/ Join our Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadAnywhere/ Follow us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/piwakakwaka/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezG0M03FCqE

We have kunekune pigs and have 2 piglets coming soon. This is a super easy made from scraps cheap piglet shelter for the new piglets! Piwakawaka valley homestead also has a blog! View it here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/ Join our Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadAnywhere/ Follow us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/piwakakwaka/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVgb0mqB7Rs

This is how to make bone sauce (Dippels Oil) to keep deer away from fruit trees and out of your backyard. This effective recipe will repel deer, rabbits, sheep and cows from plants and places you don't want them milling around. Making your own deer repellent is not only pretty easy but it can also be FREE. And did I mention it stinks..... Buy Merch (and support our channel) here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Fantail-Valley/ You can find my ebooks here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/shop/ or on Amazon here (we earn a little commission): Check out our kune kune book here: https://amzn.to/3tVibZY Raising meat rabbits in colonies: https://amzn.to/2yugADB Temperate food forest gardens: https://amzn.to/2SNVMxO Homesteaders guide to seasonal gardening: https://amzn.to/2WJF3wy Fantail Valley Homestead also has a blog! View it here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/ Join our Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadAnywhere/ Follow us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/fantailvalleyhomestead #fantailvalleyhomestead #gardening #homesteading ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWRCoQzDA8

Canned peaches are one of the best beginner canning recipes. In NZ this is often referred to as bottling peaches, but either way this video is all about how to preserve fruit in jars. So if you are new to preserving fruit in jars, watch to learn about preserving stone fruit easily and safely at home using the water bath method. For written instructions view here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/easy-canning-beginners/ What you need to can peaches and stone fruit safely at home As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases You will need peaches or other stone fruit Some canning bottles or jars - these are the ones made specifically for preserving fruit at home in. They usually have a two part lid consisting of a seal (the flat metal bit) and a band (the ring) https://amzn.to/2UeJ0Kb A large pot or a water bath pot https://amzn.to/2Ues5r6 A rack to keep the jars off the bottom of the pot so they don't explode https://amzn.to/38Y2new A jar lifter so you don't burn your fingers! https://amzn.to/37R3ixi A canning funnel is not totally required, but it does make things MUCH easier! https://amzn.to/2RMRO8l If you would like to learn how to grow, preserve and cook seasonal produce, check out our complete Homesteaders guide to seasonal eating here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/homesteaders-guide-seasonal/ If you really are a beginner gardener, we have a course to support you for you whole first year of gardening, to keep you on track and give you support while you grow your first garden from scratch. https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/productive-gardener/ Piwakawaka valley homestead also has a blog! View it here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/ Join our Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadAnywhere/ Follow us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/piwakakwaka/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e5NdrHZeig