🌶️Join us in congratulating Pete on his retirement! 🌶️
Published: Wed, 04/19/23
It’s What’s Up Wednesday! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, We’ve received word here at Rural Sprout headquarters that Peter of the famed pickled peppers…
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My secret for huge 🍅 tomatoes, grow spring garlic🧄, best plants for clay soil
Published: Sun, 04/16/23
Hello there, Rural Sprout readers, Another week has come and gone, and here we are with the growing season in full swing. The slow quiet of winter,…
🥒This What's Up Wednesday is a big dill - it's our cucumber edition! 🥒
Published: Wed, 04/12/23
It’s What’s Up Wednesday! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, If you’re dreaming of the crunchiest dill pickles or slicing up fresh cucumbers to nibble with…
🍅 Tomato companion plants, dealing with spent tulips, grow ⬆️ with a wood pallet garden
Published: Sun, 04/09/23
Hello there, Rural Sprout Readers, Happy Easter to those that celebrate. The Rural Sprout crew is enjoying a holiday weekend with family, so this…
🌱Fix those leggy seedlings, 🍅teach tomatoes a new trick, and revisit last year's garden.
Published: Wed, 04/05/23
It’s What’s Up Wednesday! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, Now that the growing season is underway, it’s time for all those last-minute changes. That’s how…
🙅♀️Don't start a raised bed, 👍do grow horseradish, don't plant potatoes until you read this 📖
Published: Sun, 04/02/23
Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, Another week has come and gone, and taken another month with it too. Knowing my boys are practical jokers, I fully e…
April showers are coming! Are you ready? ☔🌹🌼🌷🌼🌹
Published: Wed, 03/29/23
It’s What’s Up Wednesday! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, April is just around the corner, and you know what they say about those April showers. Here’s a…
This is the only time I'll be "preachy" to our readers. 🧼📦
Published: Sun, 03/26/23
Hello there, Rural Sprout readers, It’s finally spring. Did you do anything to celebrate its arrival?I celebrated with my annual physical. As you age,…
It's official! Are you prepped and ready for the growing season?🌱✂️
Published: Wed, 03/22/23
It’s What’s Up Wednesday! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, As spring is officially upon us, it’s time to get a little spring cleaning done. Let’s get…
🌱Daffodils, dandelions and drought-proof gardens
Published: Sun, 03/19/23
Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, It seems the snow has finally given way to rain. At least out here in my neck of the woods, anyway. I’m sitting here at my…