Rural Sprout

Gardening, homesteading and natural living recipes, tutorials and how-to's.

🌱The right way to fertilize zucchini

Published: Fri, 05/23/25

Updated: Tue, 05/27/25

Zucchini are notoriously heavy feeders, that means you need to get the fertilizer just right. We're heading into Memorial Day Weekend! And for many,…

It's time to wrap your cucumber stems!🥒

Published: Wed, 05/21/25

Updated: Fri, 05/23/25

If you've never tried this simple trick, it's worth starting this year. It's saved my bacon ever since I learned it. It's What's Up Wednesday! It’s…

Help! 😩 How do you turn this thing off?

Published: Sun, 05/18/25

Updated: Tue, 05/20/25

Does anyone know where the "off" switch is? Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, I’ve been having a problem for most of May and I was kind of hoping that…

🛑✋Don't fertilize these 7 vegetables!

Published: Fri, 05/16/25

Updated: Tue, 05/20/25

Fertilizing any of these seven vegetables can do more harm than good. I've learned the most about gardening through my mistakes. For years I couldn't…

Want more flowers on your Russian sage? 💜

Published: Wed, 05/14/25

Updated: Tue, 05/20/25

It's What's Up Wednesday! And this week is all about Tracey's Golden Rule of Gardening. It's completely changed how I approach plant care. If you want…

💐Happy Mother's Day!💐

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 and…

🌱Oops, sorry about that everyone!

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 a…

🥧Rhubarb, how I love thee...

Published: Wed, 05/07/25

Updated: Mon, 05/12/25

It's What's Up Wednesday! My goodness, it’s green! I’m always amazed at how quickly everything changes from drab winter brown to bright spring green…

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