🌿DIY Backyard Wreath 🍺Brew Your Own Beer 🧼 Easy Soap Anyone Can Make
Published: Wed, 11/15/23
It’s What’s Up Wednesday! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, It’s that time of year when the weather starts to become a bit less predictable. Indoor…
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🐻 Deter Bears 🌶️Pepper Corking 🍋Make Limoncello
Published: Sun, 11/12/23
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, How was your week? How’s the weather out your way? It’s been quite a week in our household including a broken arm. My…
🍲Instant Pot Accessories - 🍩Sourdough Discard Recipes - 🍋You Can Use Your Blender For That?
Published: Wed, 11/08/23
It’s What’s Up Wednesday! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, Gardening and cooking go hand in hand. So, it’s no surprise that many gardeners also happen to…
🎄🌵Yes! Christmas cactus can bloom more than once a year!
Published: Tue, 11/07/23
Good morning, Rural Sprout Readers, Now is the time of year when Christmas cactus owners in the Northern Hemisphere start asking two questions: Why…
☔El Nino - ID Your Christmas Cactus - Foragers Gift Guide
Published: Sun, 11/05/23
You guys, it snowed! Oh wait, I mean, Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, Guess what? We got our first snow! Of course, it didn’t stick, but it came down…
🐝What to do with beeswax - 🎄Natural Christmas Decor - Green Manure
Published: Wed, 11/01/23
It’s What’s Up Wednesday! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, It's snowing right now. It's the first snowfall of the year on the first day of a new month. And…
🌱Life lessons from a terrible gardening season
Published: Sun, 10/29/23
Hello there, Rural Sprout readers, It’s another rainy fall Sunday here in Pennsylvania. The wind has pulled most of the leaves down from the trees,…
🍄Mushrooms - love 'em or hate 'em?
Published: Wed, 10/25/23
It’s What’s Up Wednesday! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, Ask and ye shall receive. I mentioned in the Sunday newsletter that I was hoping to find some…
🌷❄️Beautiful Winter Flowers - Should you buy that Christmas cactus? - Heating a Greenhouse
Published: Sun, 10/22/23
Hiya Rural Sprout readers, By the time you read this, I will be at the beach for a chilly fall weekend getaway. I’m going to stand at the edge of the…
🍂 Huge hydrangea blooms start in the fall. 🍂
Published: Fri, 10/20/23
Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, Are your hydrangeas done blooming for the year? Go grab those last few blossoms, and get your hydrangeas ready for cold…