Rural Sprout

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

🎃Pumpkin Powder - Fall Garden Mistakes - 🫙Freezing Food in Jars

Published: Sun, 10/19/25

Updated: Sun, 10/19/25

Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, I got quite a few positive emails from readers in response to last week’s Sunday newsletter with my story about dad’s…

🫙Freezing food in Mason jars? Yup, it can be done!

Published: Fri, 10/17/25

Updated: Sun, 10/19/25

Good morning, friends and Happy Friday! I’m a wee bit distressed this morning. We had a sneak frost last night that wasn’t in the forecast, and now…

🌡️❄️3-Step Frost & Freeze Protection to Save Your Garden

Published: Wed, 10/15/25

Updated: Sun, 10/19/25

It's What's Up Wednesday! Oh my goodness, my belly is so happy! I have well over three dozen pint jars of soup in my freezer – butternut squash, black…

🌱Vegetables to Plant in October by Hardiness Zone

Published: Mon, 10/13/25

Updated: Tue, 10/14/25

Good morning, Rural Sprout readers, I’ve been out in the garden this rainy, October morning, and it’s reminded me that spring and fall are always my…

🔥Use Wood Ash - Memories of Dandelion Wine - 🌱Make a Hotbed and Grow Food All Winter

Published: Sun, 10/12/25

Updated: Tue, 10/14/25

Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, With the cooler weather this week, I’ve been a busy little squirrel, getting ready for winter. I don’t think my Dutch oven…

🌲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…

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