Rural Sprout

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

🌲Let's collect all the pine cones! - Low-light houseplants - Unusual uses for potatoes!

Published: Fri, 10/10/25

Updated: Mon, 10/13/25

Hello friends, it’s Friday! We had our first frost last night. I went out into the garden and pulled up all the beans and covered my biquinho peppers…

🎩I've been keeping a secret under my hat!

Published: Wed, 10/08/25

Updated: Tue, 10/14/25

It's What's Up Wednesday! And the bottom dropped out of our e tended summer. It’s about time, too. I know, I know. Those of us who love the cold…

🍎 Eating crab apples - Pumpkin Chutney - Eating vegetables after a frost

Published: Mon, 10/06/25

Updated: Fri, 10/10/25

Good morning, Rural Sprout readers, I was just looking at the 10-day forecast, and I see a potential frost this week. Last week we had weather in the…

Easy perennials - 🐿️Squirrel-Free bird feeding - To-Do Before the ❄️Frost

Published: Sun, 10/05/25

Updated: Tue, 10/07/25

Hello there, Rural Sprout readers, It’s been a rough week here. I’m getting over being unwell, so we’re just going to skip right to the good stuff!…

☀️🌜Do This in October for Stunning Christmas Cactus Blooms This Year!

Published: Fri, 10/03/25

Updated: Tue, 10/07/25

Good morning and Happy Friday, Rural Sprout readers, It’s time to start getting ready for Christmas! Well, it’s time to start getting your Christmas…

🌱Plant these easy-care perennials now for spring flowers on autopilot!

Published: Wed, 10/01/25

Updated: Mon, 10/06/25

It's What's Up Wednesday! It’s October, and as always happens in October, I find myself wondering where the time went. My to-do list has been growing…

🌷October is the BEST time to plant these spring bulbs

Published: Mon, 09/29/25

Updated: Sun, 10/05/25

My goodness! I was a little unsure how the HUGE newsletter would be received. I heard from so many of you that you appreciated all the e tra articles.

Published: Sun, 09/28/25

Updated: Sat, 10/04/25

Hello there, Rural Sprout readers, I feel a tad guilty about not setting up a Sunday newsletter last week, when I was on vacation. So, this week I’m…

What to do with 💚 green tomatoes - fall rose care & more!

Published: Fri, 09/26/25

Updated: Tue, 09/30/25

When it rains, it pours. Isn’t that the old saying? It’s certainly true in my neck of the woods. We went months without significant rainfall, but out…

🧄Planting fall garlic & an important request for help🤝

Published: Wed, 09/24/25

Updated: Sat, 09/27/25

It's What's Up Wednesday! We had a rainy fall day here yesterday, but boy did we need it. Luckily, I got my garlic planted about an hour before the…

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