Rural Sprout

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

🌱Plants to get in the ground now - 🥔Chitting Potatoes - do you need to do it?

Published: Fri, 01/23/26

Updated: Mon, 01/26/26

Oh boy, my friends, it’s going to be an interesting weekend! Here in my neck of the woods, we’re all hunkering down for a good ol’ fashioned French…

✋Wait! Before you plant a single pepper seed - 🌱Are these seeds still good - and more!

Published: Wed, 01/21/26

Updated: Thu, 01/22/26

It's What's Up Wednesday! Hello, my friends, it’s cold and snowy out, and I’m loving it! Oh, don’t get me wrong, I’m in the throes of garden planning…

✂️Pruning in January - 🌷Planting bulbs 'in the green' - Cabbage companion planting

Published: Sun, 01/18/26

Updated: Mon, 01/19/26

Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, I was making dinner in the kitchen tonight and noticed a Christmas decoration that I forgot to pack up. I’m not big…

🌱⏱️21 Seeds that are super slow germinators - veggies, herbs & flowers

Published: Fri, 01/16/26

Updated: Sun, 01/18/26

Brrrr! It’s chilly, Rural Sprout readers. Happy Friday, everyone. Here in my neck of the woods, we’re back to those crispy winter temperatures. As I’m…

🌺Plants to propagate right now🌱never start these vegetables indoors, and so much more!

Published: Wed, 01/14/26

Updated: Fri, 01/16/26

It's What's Up Wednesday! It’s still frosty and cold here in the middle of Pennsylvania, but indoors, I’m already getting hit hard by the annual…

🌱Plant these vegetables in January & February - no matter your growing zone!

Published: Mon, 01/12/26

Updated: Sun, 01/18/26

Now that I’ve convinced you not to start your seedlings much too early… It’s time to discuss all the things you can plant in the coming weeks. If you…

🌱Free seed catalogs-the Best Heat Mats-Spring Planting Mistakes

Published: Sun, 01/11/26

Updated: Fri, 01/16/26

Hiya Rural Sprout readers, I think Mother Nature has a sense of humor. She knows how bored I get this time of year and how I begin wistfully planning…

😱Please don't make this annual gardening mistake!🛑

Published: Fri, 01/09/26

Updated: Sat, 01/10/26

Before you open a single seed packet, hear me out. This is the time of year when plenty of gardeners will make a big mistake. This is a mistake I make…

💜Got a lilac shrub? You'll want to read this.

Published: Wed, 01/07/26

Updated: Sat, 01/10/26

It's What's Up Wednesday! We're having some strange weather. It's mild and rainy. All the snow has melted. If I didn't know any better, I would say it…

🥀Christmas cactus done blooming? - 🌱Starting seeds in the winter - Saving amaryllis bulbs

Published: Sun, 01/04/26

Updated: Sat, 01/10/26

Hello there, Rural Sprout readers, They’re here. Already. I got three in the mail this past week. It’s like they know us. The second the holidays are…

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