Rural Sprout

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✋Wait! Don't fertilize these perennials! 🌺

Published: Mon, 06/02/25

Updated: Tue, 06/03/25

Fertilizing these flowering perennials could do more harm than good. Happy Monday, Rural Sprout readers, Believe it or not, Monday is my favorite day…

🥗🥬The weird way I grow lettuce all year long

Published: Fri, 05/30/25

Updated: Sun, 06/01/25

It's salad season! Salad season is here! This reminds me I need to pick my radishes before they crack from all the rain. This rain has been good for…

🌼Flowers that grow even during a watering ban?

Published: Wed, 05/28/25

Updated: Sat, 05/31/25

It's What's Up Wednesday! As I write this it's pouring down rain. Again. Still. Forever. Yet, I know that on the other side of the country, our…

🇺🇸 Memorial Day Weekend 🌱

Published: Sun, 05/25/25

Updated: Tue, 05/27/25

This Memorial Day Weekend No matter what you're doing, I hope you'll take a few moments to remember the sacrifice that was made by so many to ensure…

🌱The right way to fertilize zucchini

Published: Fri, 05/23/25

Updated: Tue, 05/27/25

Zucchini are notoriously heavy feeders, that means you need to get the fertilizer just right. We're heading into Memorial Day Weekend! And for many,…

It's time to wrap your cucumber stems!🥒

Published: Wed, 05/21/25

Updated: Fri, 05/23/25

If you've never tried this simple trick, it's worth starting this year. It's saved my bacon ever since I learned it. It's What's Up Wednesday! It’s…

Help! 😩 How do you turn this thing off?

Published: Sun, 05/18/25

Updated: Tue, 05/20/25

Does anyone know where the "off" switch is? Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, I’ve been having a problem for most of May and I was kind of hoping that…

🛑✋Don't fertilize these 7 vegetables!

Published: Fri, 05/16/25

Updated: Tue, 05/20/25

Fertilizing any of these seven vegetables can do more harm than good. I've learned the most about gardening through my mistakes. For years I couldn't…

Want more flowers on your Russian sage? 💜

Published: Wed, 05/14/25

Updated: Tue, 05/20/25

It's What's Up Wednesday! And this week is all about Tracey's Golden Rule of Gardening. It's completely changed how I approach plant care. If you want…

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