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The Backyard Homesteader Come join this journey with me as I homestead where I’m at.

Don’t wait for your Dream homestead to get started….you too can be a Backyard Homesteader just like me❤️ 🌻 Aunt C | The Backyard Homesteader
Container gardening • Cooking & Canning • Sourdough • DIY & Crochet • Natural living & holistic remedies 🌿
Inspiring women 50 + to slow down, grow their own food, and build community right where they are.

10/21/2026

You know you’re a backyard homesteader when… you check the forecast for your plants before you
check it for yourself
AuntC 🩷

There is a deep satisfaction in a tidy supply corner. It says the gardener is thinking ahead, caring for the future gard...
10/21/2026

There is a deep satisfaction in a tidy supply corner.

It says the gardener is thinking ahead, caring for the future garden while the present one winds down.

Order in the shed, order in the mind, and a calm feeling that spring is already being looked after.

AuntC 🩷

5 Things to Bring Under Cover Before the Rains1. Bagged soil and potting mix, stacked off the ground2. Seeds in sealed b...
10/21/2026

5 Things to Bring Under Cover Before the Rains

1. Bagged soil and potting mix, stacked off the ground

2. Seeds in sealed bins, kept cool and dry

3. Fertilizers and amendments, since moisture turns them lumpy

4. Wooden handled tools and stakes

5. Twine, plant labels, and ties, which sun and rain wear out fast

The greenhouse is not growing plants this season. It is growing order. Every bag, bin, and tool finally has a home, and ...
10/21/2026

The greenhouse is not growing plants this season. It is growing order. Every bag, bin, and tool finally has a home, and that feels like a harvest all its own.
AuntC 🩷

10/21/2026

“Homesteading after 60 is less land and more wisdom …knowing which pot gets the good sun and not wasting time on the rest.” AuntC 🩷

Good morning 💞Happy Wednesday 💖
10/21/2026

Good morning 💞Happy Wednesday 💖

Fill in your weekly garden note tonight. Write down the planting date for the broccoli and cabbage, the feeding date thr...
10/19/2026

Fill in your weekly garden note tonight.

Write down the planting date for the broccoli and cabbage, the feeding date three weeks out, and this week's highs and lows.

Next week you will be glad it is written down.

From my backyard to yours, Aunt C🩷

PS tune into my soft guitar lofi channel tonight while you journal and plan for your week. My latest video link will be in the comments 💖

10/18/2026

You know you’re a backyard homesteader when… you keep a little notebook that is half garden notes
and half grocery list and fully confusing.
AuntC 🩷

Sweet one, the weeks ahead for fall containers are gentler than the weeks behind us, and a few small habits are all they...
10/18/2026

Sweet one, the weeks ahead for fall containers are gentler than the weeks behind us, and a few small habits are all they ask.

The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County describe an important shift for cool season gardens.

Seedlings need shallow, frequent watering, while established plants need deeper, less frequent watering.

As the broccoli and cabbage settle in and the days cool, the watering rhythm can stretch out, as long as you keep checking the soil.

The University of Kentucky Extension's rule for containers still holds, which is to water when the soil feels dry instead of on a fixed schedule.

Cold is not the concern yet, but it helps to know what the plants can handle.

The Santa Clara Master Gardeners note that well watered cool season crops tolerate light frosts between 28 and 32 degrees, and they suggest covering more tender crops with row cover when a hard frost below 28 is expected.

We are far from that in Fresno this week, and the frost kit is staged and ready for later.

There is also something lovely to look forward to.

According to the same guide, broccoli keeps forming side shoots for weeks after the main head is cut, while cabbage will not sprout again once it is cut.

So there is no rush.

Water by feel, watch the forecast, and enjoy the cool season.

From my backyard to yours, Aunt C🩷

10/18/2026

What are you most looking forward to harvesting from your fall garden this year? Tell me below, I love hearing what everyone is growing.
AuntC 🩷

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