Rural Sprout

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

🦟The Bugs of Summer🐞

Published: Sun, 06/08/25

Updated: Mon, 06/09/25

Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, I'm currently sitting with my family around the fire pit for the first fire of the summer. The adult kids came down for…

✋Wait! Don't fertilize these perennials! 🌺

Published: Mon, 06/02/25

Updated: Tue, 06/03/25

Fertilizing these flowering perennials could do more harm than good. Happy Monday, Rural Sprout readers, Believe it or not, Monday is my favorite day…

🥗🥬The weird way I grow lettuce all year long

Published: Fri, 05/30/25

Updated: Sun, 06/01/25

It's salad season! Salad season is here! This reminds me I need to pick my radishes before they crack from all the rain. This rain has been good for…

🌼Flowers that grow even during a watering ban?

Published: Wed, 05/28/25

Updated: Sat, 05/31/25

It's What's Up Wednesday! As I write this it's pouring down rain. Again. Still. Forever. Yet, I know that on the other side of the country, our…

🇺🇸 Memorial Day Weekend 🌱

Published: Sun, 05/25/25

Updated: Tue, 05/27/25

This Memorial Day Weekend No matter what you're doing, I hope you'll take a few moments to remember the sacrifice that was made by so many to ensure…

🌱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…

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