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Published: Fri, 05/29/26
Updated: Sun, 05/31/26
I almost forgot! My oldest son is graduating from high school this evening, and I've got too many pokers in the fire today. My personal tomato feeding…
Published: Fri, 05/29/26
Updated: Wed, 06/03/26
It is Friday, right? Those weeks that start with a Monday holiday always throw me for a loop. They go by too fast, but feel distorted at the same…
Published: Wed, 05/27/26
Updated: Mon, 06/01/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! Well, it’s unofficially official – summer is here! Sure, according to the calendar, summer doesn’t start until June 21, but…
Published: Sun, 05/24/26
Updated: Fri, 05/29/26
Tomorrow is Memorial Day. Our original plans for this weekend, of campfires and grilled hot dogs, fizzled out under the cold and steady rain. But…
Published: Fri, 05/22/26
Updated: Thu, 05/28/26
Memorial Day weekend, here we come! Naturally, this holiday weekend is a time for reflection and remembrance. But it’s also become synonymous with the…
Published: Wed, 05/20/26
Updated: Mon, 05/25/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! Well, it would appear that those lovely nights of “good sleeping” weather have come to a swift and final conclusion. I went…
Published: Sun, 05/17/26
Updated: Fri, 05/22/26
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, Boy, you could tell that this was the first nice weekend after our last predicted frost date here in my neck of the woods.
Published: Fri, 05/15/26
Updated: Sat, 05/16/26
Happy Friday, friends! The Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show is ne t week, and I’ve been stalking the RHS website to see all the…
Published: Wed, 05/13/26
Updated: Thu, 05/14/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! In this week’s edition of What’s Up Wednesday, I wanted to address some of the more common spring gardening mistakes folks…
Published: Sun, 05/10/26
Updated: Fri, 05/15/26
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there! I’m lucky enough to have all of mine here at the house today. There will be lots of shouting, fart…