🍓🫐I'm berry excited! (Sorry, that was bad.)
Published: Wed, 04/23/25
Updated: Tue, 04/29/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! I am down to my last jar of blueberry green tea jam. Thankfully, I still have a few jars of wineberry and strawberry black…
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💜 I've you've got lavender plants, be sure to check this out.
Published: Tue, 04/22/25
Updated: Tue, 04/29/25
Can you smell it? Lavender warmed by the summer sun. The sound of fat, drowsy bumble bees hovering among the silver-green foliage. I'm getting ahead…
🌼Happy Easter from Rural Sprout!🪺
Published: Sun, 04/20/25
Updated: Mon, 04/21/25
Happy Easter! To those who celebrate, we hope you enjoy some time with family this weekend. And if you get the chance, maybe a little digging in the…
💡🌱I'm sorry it took me so long! Better late than never.
Published: Thu, 04/17/25
Updated: Fri, 04/18/25
Finally! I'm answering your email! For years now, the most frequent topic I get emails about from you is what LED grow lights you should use. I…
🐰How to pick rhubarb - pea leaves - rabbits in the garden
Published: Wed, 04/16/25
Updated: Thu, 04/17/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! And in typical spring fashion, it’s cool and breezy after yesterday’s storm and will be hot and sunny two days from now.
🫙🥕Make your garden work for you this year.
Published: Sun, 04/13/25
Updated: Tue, 04/15/25
Hello Rural Sprout readers, Another week has come and gone, and we are that much closer to our final frost date window. I know many of our readers are…
🐣🐤 Do you have chicken fever?
Published: Wed, 04/09/25
Updated: Sun, 04/13/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! I went to a fun crafting group on Monday. A few of the ladies and I were talking about what a slippery slope self-…
Patio tomatoes 🍅- three secrets for a huge harvest!
Published: Mon, 04/07/25
Updated: Sun, 04/13/25
I can almost taste them! Am I the only one that can't wait for those first fresh tomatoes? In the winter, I like to buy Flavor Bomb cherry tomatoes,…
🌷I have an invader in my garden.
Published: Sun, 04/06/25
Updated: Sun, 04/06/25
Hello Rural Sprout readers, I have an invader in my garden. I went out to check on my spinach the other day after I noticed a critter had been digging…
☔🦆How many days of spring do you get?
Published: Wed, 04/02/25
Updated: Tue, 04/08/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! You can tell it’s spring here in Pennsylvania. One day, it’s a high of 48 and down to the 20s at night, and two days later,…