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Published: Fri, 06/13/25
Updated: Sat, 06/14/25
It's Friday! Hey friends, it's time to kick off the weekend. I started mine by making my house smell like a sub shop. But at least the pesky weeds in…
Published: Wed, 06/11/25
Updated: Thu, 06/12/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! And the thunderstorm we had the other night finished off the last of my peonies, so I guess it’s time for a little post-…
Published: Mon, 06/09/25
Updated: Tue, 06/10/25
June is a strange month in the garden. It seems as though you’re holding your breath. Spring flowers are gone, but the summer flowers haven’t really…
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…
Published: Fri, 06/06/25
Updated: Sat, 06/07/25
Some well-known Big Bo stores are selling vegetable seedings that shouldn't be transplanted. I was shocked last Saturday! My friend and I went to a…
Published: Wed, 06/04/25
Updated: Fri, 06/06/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! And the hills are set to stun! I’m right in the midst of a generational brood of cicadas, just warming up their orchestra…
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…
Published: Sun, 06/01/25
Updated: Tue, 06/03/25
Hello there, Rural Sprout readers, This weekend I'm keeping it short and sweet. I have a good friend visiting who is kindly helping me check off a…
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…
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…