Bainstead

Bainstead Real-life homesteading — the messy kind. No perfection or filters. Family 🏡 • Food 🥘 • Farm 🐮 • Garden 🌿

Too many projects, from scratch food, muddy boots, raising kids, and learning as we go while trying to live a little slower in a fast world.

06/06/2026

The steam effect after a spring rain

Hello world! 🌎
06/05/2026

Hello world! 🌎

Hey girl, hey 👋
06/05/2026

Hey girl, hey 👋

Almost 100 pepper plants and over 200 tomatoes planted now. I think I’m officially done 🤣 The sunflowers are growing lik...
06/05/2026

Almost 100 pepper plants and over 200 tomatoes planted now. I think I’m officially done 🤣
The sunflowers are growing like crazy! Can’t wait for some blooms in a month or so 🌻

It turned out to be a beautiful day!
06/04/2026

It turned out to be a beautiful day!

“Careful around the eyes”. I should have remembered this advice from Hot Ones. I read cayenne pepper is a great squirre...
06/02/2026

“Careful around the eyes”. I should have remembered this advice from Hot Ones.
I read cayenne pepper is a great squirrel deterrent. I’ve lost two tomato plants to those jerks this past week! So I bought a 5lb container of cayenne and sprinkled it around the perimeter of the flower/veggie garden. It did not occur to me that a light breeze might be a problem during this endeavor 😩 🥵 😰
It took a spigot eye wash and 5 min of tearily shouting profanities before the pain subsided and I realized I wasn’t blind. Other than my bruised ego, I was going to be okay.
Eye protection is definitely in order for the next sprinkle and it better freakin keep those squirrels out!

05/30/2026

May 2026 update! Our first attempt at micro flower farming :) it’s starting to warm up and we’re getting more plants in every day. I can’t wait to see everything in full bloom in a few months! 🌻

05/19/2026

Almost 7 weeks old and fully feathered 🐥 time for the chicks first night out of the brooder.
I wasn’t sure how I was going to transition them with the adults and I decided to use the old covered chicken run in their pen as a temporary transition area. It’s not the most secure so I’m hoping just a couple days in there will be sufficient. Wish us luck! 🤞 🍀

05/19/2026

A fatty bumblebee enjoying an onion flower 🐝

Today was transplant day for the first succession of zinnias! 🌼 I can’t wait until everything is blooming! 😍
05/19/2026

Today was transplant day for the first succession of zinnias! 🌼 I can’t wait until everything is blooming! 😍

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