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Published: Wed, 04/15/26
Updated: Wed, 04/15/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! Did you file your ta es? As someone who is self-employed, April 15th is always the most painful day of the year. Haha! On to…
Published: Sun, 04/12/26
Updated: Tue, 04/14/26
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, I was out in my garden yesterday, looking over some of the tender, new seedlings that were hit by the frost earlier this…
Published: Fri, 04/10/26
Updated: Mon, 04/13/26
Does anyone else have whiplash from the weather? It’s going to be 80 today, and earlier in the week, I woke up, and it was 26F outside. It’s funny, I…
Published: Wed, 04/08/26
Updated: Mon, 04/13/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! As I write this, I’m looking at one of the bright red cardinals I’ve been watching all winter. He looked so striking in the…
Published: Sun, 04/05/26
Updated: Sat, 04/11/26
Happy Easter from Rural Sprout! You’ll have to e cuse me, friends. This week’s missive will be a bit short. This is my annual weekend for spring…
Published: Fri, 04/03/26
Updated: Thu, 04/09/26
Good morning, Rural Sprout readers, We’re kicking off the first weekend in April with flowers, flowers and more flowers. My daffodils are up, can you…
Published: Wed, 04/01/26
Updated: Tue, 04/07/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! No April Fool’s joke from us today. I completely forgot about it. I’ve reached that age where forgetting is more common, so…
Published: Sun, 03/29/26
Updated: Fri, 04/03/26
Greetings from chilly Buffalo, NY! The adult kids and I decided to pack our bags and head on up to Buffalo to spend the weekend in their former…
Published: Fri, 03/27/26
Updated: Wed, 04/01/26
It's Friday? But how? It was Monday yesterday. It’s been one of those whirlwind weeks here at my house, with a dinner party to attend, doctor’s…
Published: Wed, 03/25/26
Updated: Tue, 03/31/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! Last fall, I think I shared with you something new I tried halfway through the season. I tried intercropping my tomatoes…