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Published: Mon, 05/12/25
Updated: Thu, 05/15/25
Fussy orchids? Not in my house! If you are a longtime reader of Rural Sprout, youāll know I donāt suffer finicky houseplants in my home. While I loveā¦
Published: Sun, 05/11/25
Updated: Wed, 05/14/25
Yesterday, the boys and I spent the entire day working outdoors. They swept all the collected debris from this past winter off the front porch andā¦
Published: Fri, 05/09/25
Updated: Wed, 05/14/25
Can you believe it's Friday? This ended up being one of those weeks that flew by. I have absolutely no recollection of Tuesday. Did we even haveā¦
Published: Wed, 05/07/25
Updated: Mon, 05/12/25
Woopsie, I forgot one! In my rush to get today's What's Up Wednesday out the door, I forgot to add our newest piece on growing rhubarb. Did you miss aā¦
Published: Wed, 05/07/25
Updated: Mon, 05/12/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! My goodness, itās green! Iām always amazed at how quickly everything changes from drab winter brown to bright spring greenā¦
Published: Tue, 05/06/25
Updated: Mon, 05/12/25
Itās that time of year... ...when every gardener from coast to coast is about to be inundated with nursery pots. I just added a few more to myā¦
Published: Sun, 05/04/25
Updated: Mon, 05/05/25
Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, Well, weāve certainly had our fair share of spring rains. Weāve had numerous storms in my area this week, one ofā¦
Published: Thu, 05/01/25
Updated: Mon, 05/05/25
Psst! Got a minute? I thought as we were heading into the weekend, I would hit you up with something useful. Fertilizing tomato seedlings. When it'sā¦
Published: Wed, 04/30/25
Updated: Sun, 05/04/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! To kick off Hump Day, weāre going to head to the beach! Itās been two years since Iāve been to the ocean, and Iām startingā¦
Published: Tue, 04/29/25
Updated: Sun, 05/04/25
You need to fertilize your strawberries in the spring, but not all of them! Don't make this beginner's mistake. Good morning, Rural Sprout readers! Iā¦