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Published: Sun, 03/09/25
Updated: Mon, 03/10/25
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, I've got family in town this weekend, so we're going to keep it short and sweet. I played in the dirt! The soil in the…
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3 Ways to make houseplant care easy as š„§
Published: Fri, 03/07/25
Updated: Mon, 03/10/25
Annual Houseplant Mania! It never fails; every year, I get hit by the gardening bug way before I can start moving plants outside or doing much in the…
āļøDo you feel that? It's Spring!
Published: Wed, 03/05/25
Updated: Thu, 03/06/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! Good morning, my friends, Itās a rainy ā and decidedly ā spring-like day here in Central PA. Even with the cloud cover, Iām…
šŖ“Repot a Christmas Cactus - šŖ±Seedlings & Worm Castings & More
Published: Sun, 03/02/25
Updated: Tue, 03/04/25
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, Another week has come and gone. Itās been quite a week, too. At one point, I had the windows open to air out the house,…
š”Not just for pesticides & answering a reader question
Published: Wed, 02/26/25
Updated: Mon, 03/03/25
Itās Whatās Up Wednesday! This week is going to be a little different. This weekās WUW newsletter is going to be a bit longer (akin to the Sunday…
šChristmas cactus care now gets you tons of blooms later!
Published: Tue, 02/25/25
Updated: Mon, 03/03/25
Hi there, Rural Sprout readers, I know what youāre thinking. Iām finally recovered from the holidays, and youāre emailing about Christmas. I want to…
š¤Ø"Mom, that's not what they mean by 'hand' pruners!"
Published: Sun, 02/23/25
Updated: Thu, 02/27/25
Hi there, Rural Sprout readers, Iāve got a weird question for all of you this weekend. Would you continue to garden, even if your efforts amounted to…
š±Do this before you plant seedlings outside
Published: Wed, 02/19/25
Updated: Mon, 02/24/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! And weāre making a change. You probably noticed that this missive was not in your inbo bright and early this morning. Itās…
šYour personal invitation to your best garden ever.
Published: Tue, 02/18/25
Updated: Mon, 02/24/25
Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, I donāt know about you, but the green itch is really getting to me. Iām running out of pre-season things to do. And…
šŗBeer Slug Traps-āļøPruning Hydrangeas-š Tomato Myths
Published: Sun, 02/16/25
Updated: Fri, 02/21/25
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, Iāve been spending a lot of time staring out my windows lately. Well, more so than usual. You see, despite all of my…