Rural Sprout

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🍎Apple season is here!🍏

Published: Wed, 09/25/24

Updated: Mon, 09/30/24

It's What's Apple Wednesday! Apple season is in full swing, so I thought it would be the perfect time to showcase all of our great apple articles.

Fall Fertilizing🌱 - Christmas Cactus Blooms - Drying Gourds

Published: Sun, 09/22/24

Updated: Fri, 09/27/24

Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, This weekend’s newsletter is going to be short and sweet as I am up in Buffalo visiting family, catching an NHL game and…

😕I think we got it wrong - fertilizing our gardens.

Published: Fri, 09/20/24

Updated: Wed, 09/25/24

I think we made a mistake. For ages now, we generally do the bulk of our fertilizing in the spring. It goes part and parcel with planting out our…

🐿️Squirrel mode - it's that time of year!🍁

Published: Wed, 09/18/24

Updated: Tue, 09/24/24

It’s that time again… Hey there, Rural Sprout family. It’s What’s Up Wednesday. There’s a cool breeze coming in through my office window, and I can…

🍂Fall Hosta Care-Leave the leaves-Storing Cabbage

Published: Sun, 09/15/24

Updated: Fri, 09/20/24

Hello, Rural Sprout readers, How’s the weather in your neck of the woods? Here in the middle of Pennsylvania, it’s clear we’re in for an Indian…

📆Vegetables to Plant in September - Yes, there's still time!

Published: Fri, 09/13/24

Updated: Fri, 09/20/24

That first frost is coming. But even with that date looming on the horizon, there are still quite a few vegetables you can plant late in the season.

Oops! I almost forgot

Published: Wed, 09/11/24

Updated: Mon, 09/16/24

Oops! Sorry, friends. It occurred to me that if we’re talking about fall perennial care, we can’t leave out the most popular perennial going – hostas!…

🍂➗It's time to think about dividing your plants

Published: Wed, 09/11/24

Updated: Mon, 09/16/24

It’s What’s Up Wednesday, my friends! Does anyone want some Gooseneck Loosestrife? If I had the means, I would happily mail everyone a few roots.

🌱Quit gardening? Or keep going?

Published: Sun, 09/08/24

Updated: Fri, 09/13/24

Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, I have to say, I’m thoroughly enjoying the start of September. The days have been warm and sunny, and at night,…

📝 Learn Something New in the Off Season 🌱

Published: Wed, 09/04/24

Updated: Mon, 09/09/24

It's What's Up Wednesday, friends! Weird question for you readers – do you do a post-mortem on your garden each year? And if so, when do you do it? To…

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