🌳Tree-planting mistakes🌧️Collect rainwater🪴Houseplants for Northern windows
Published: Sun, 02/04/24
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, Well, my friends, it’s official -- the famous February rodent who lives about an hour and a half up the road says we’re…
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🆓Start a Garden for FREE I'm sick of these useless articles
Published: Fri, 02/02/24
Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, Yesterday’s email provided a few good laughs all around. This email is a bit more serious. I’ve seen a lot of pieces with…
🌱I owe our readers an apology.🌱
Published: Thu, 02/01/24
Dear, Rural Sprout Readers, I know this particular piece is going to upset a lot of readers, and I fully e pect my inbo to be full of angry responses,…
Foolproof powdery mildew fix🪲flea beetles🍅blossom end rot
Published: Wed, 01/31/24
It’s What’s Up Wednesday! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve got a southern gardener in our midst. Fawn joined the Rural…
💲Are raised beds really worth it?
Published: Mon, 01/29/24
Happy Monday, Rural Sprout Readers, Just a quick note to kick the week off - if you're looking at new raised beds this year, you might want to pump…
🧱Use Old Bricks in the Garden👣DIY Garden Paths🌳Creative Tree Stump Ideas
Published: Sun, 01/28/24
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, I feel as though I always start these letters with a comment on the weather or some e clamation about how quickly time has…
🌱I'll show you mine, if you show me yours🌱
Published: Fri, 01/26/24
Wanna see my seed starting setup? For years, I struggled to grow nursery-quality seedlings. Mine were leggy and frail little things. But with the help…
☕Never use coffee in the garden🔥Ways to Use Wood Ash❄️Frost Protection
Published: Wed, 01/24/24
It’s What’s Up Wednesday! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, I have been all about lists lately. I’ve got several I’m juggling at the moment. My Packing-Up-…
😕Help! My seeds aren't germinating!
Published: Mon, 01/22/24
Happy Monday, Rural Sprout Readers, I'm going to save you a headache or two. The title says "...Seeds Didn't Germinate..." but that's for the folks…
🌱📆Easter Resolutions - Sniffing Houseplant Soil - Early Harvest Rhubarb
Published: Sun, 01/21/24
Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, Despite my growing cabin fever and green itch, the weather is determined to remind me that it’s still winter - a time…