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Published: Sun, 05/03/26
Updated: Fri, 05/08/26
Hi there, Rural Sprout readers, I'm keeping things pretty short this Sunday as we're busy celebrating my daughter's 30th birthday this weekend. But I…
Published: Fri, 05/01/26
Updated: Wed, 05/06/26
Happy May Day! I always look forward to May 1st each spring. This is when I know that the cool, rainy weather of spring will be on the decline, and I…
Published: Wed, 04/29/26
Updated: Mon, 05/04/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how one crop or another always seemed difficult to grow. I was doing everything you…
Published: Sun, 04/26/26
Updated: Fri, 05/01/26
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, Well, it was quite a week. We started off with three nights of freeze warnings, which meant covering and uncovering the…
Published: Fri, 04/24/26
Updated: Thu, 04/30/26
Happy Friday, friends! I was checking out perennials at a local garden center this week, with my daughter. Boy, do I love imagining all the gardens I…
Published: Wed, 04/22/26
Updated: Mon, 04/27/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! It’s currently 24°F. By the end of the day, it will be 70°F. Spring is wild. I’m now only five days away from our final…
Published: Sun, 04/19/26
Updated: Fri, 04/24/26
Hello, Rural Sprout readers, It was a beautiful day yesterday in Pennsylvania, and I had a rare weekend with nothing planned. So, naturally, I layered…
Published: Fri, 04/17/26
Updated: Tue, 04/21/26
Let's talk pests, my friend. I know, I know. We’re all still in that hopeful stage where nothing has started munching on our gardens yet. But that’s…
Published: Wed, 04/15/26
Updated: Mon, 04/20/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! Did you file your ta es? As someone who is self-employed, April 15th is always the most painful day of the year. Haha! On to…
Published: Sun, 04/12/26
Updated: Fri, 04/17/26
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, I was out in my garden yesterday, looking over some of the tender, new seedlings that were hit by the frost earlier this…