🥫The best fertilizer for Christmas cactuses
Published: Thu, 10/30/25
Updated: Fri, 10/31/25
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, Last week, I published an article about important things you need to know about Christmas cactuses. It prompted a flurry…
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🧣Overwinter Mums - Mix Your Own Potting Soil - How to make 🍂 mold
Published: Wed, 10/29/25
Updated: Mon, 11/03/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! Well, it looks as though the cold weather is here to stay. (Yay!) Verstappen and Yuki, my two little kittens from the litter…
😁Hey Rural Sprout readers, here it is, as promised.
Published: Tue, 10/28/25
Updated: Wed, 10/29/25
Good morning, Rural Sprout readers, I am having a pumpkin pie milkshake for breakfast today. Why? The better question is ‘why not?’ As promised…
🦇Bat Appreciation Week - Perfect Pumpkin Seeds - Easy Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter
Published: Mon, 10/27/25
Updated: Tue, 10/28/25
Good morning and Happy Monday, Rural Sprout readers, Did you all have a good weekend? How was the weather out your way? I heard from some of you that…
🕰️It's coming to an end! - Ripen Green Tomatoes - Pumpkin Carving Hacks
Published: Sun, 10/26/25
Updated: Sat, 11/01/25
Hello, Rural Sprout readers, Ne t weekend is the end of daylight savings time. In some ways, it’s the easier of the two time changes, since we get to…
💚➡️❤️Ripen Totally Green Tomatoes Indoors this Fall
Published: Fri, 10/24/25
Updated: Mon, 10/27/25
Good morning Rural Sprout readers, And it is a good morning! It’s 8:00 am, and the house smells amazing! Remember all those green tomatoes I picked…
🤯I've been growing Christmas cactus for decades & didn't know this!
Published: Wed, 10/22/25
Updated: Mon, 10/27/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! I don’t know about you, folks, but I love my Christmas cactuses. I have an S. truncata (Thanksgiving cactus) and an S.
🎃Pumpkin Powder - Fall Garden Mistakes - 🫙Freezing Food in Jars
Published: Sun, 10/19/25
Updated: Thu, 10/23/25
Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, I got quite a few positive emails from readers in response to last week’s Sunday newsletter with my story about dad’s…
🫙Freezing food in Mason jars? Yup, it can be done!
Published: Fri, 10/17/25
Updated: Thu, 10/23/25
Good morning, friends and Happy Friday! I’m a wee bit distressed this morning. We had a sneak frost last night that wasn’t in the forecast, and now…
🌡️❄️3-Step Frost & Freeze Protection to Save Your Garden
Published: Wed, 10/15/25
Updated: Sun, 10/19/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! Oh my goodness, my belly is so happy! I have well over three dozen pint jars of soup in my freezer – butternut squash, black…