🪴Using ollas, pruning 🥒 cucumbers & so much more!
Published: Sun, 06/29/25
Updated: Mon, 06/30/25
Hi there, Rural Sprout readers, This Wednesday will be July 2nd, which marks the halfway point of 2025. I’m still not entirely sure how that happened…
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🍅💦Don't make these tomato watering mistakes!
Published: Fri, 06/27/25
Updated: Wed, 07/02/25
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, Another week has come and gone, and the weekend has arrived. What are you going to be up to? Summer is the season of…
🥵Yellow tomato leaves - Dated landscaping - 🌡️Stay Cool Without AC
Published: Wed, 06/25/25
Updated: Thu, 06/26/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! And it’s a hot Wednesday for quite a few of us. Here in Central PA, the heat inde is up to 100. But that won’t stop me from…
My life is ruled by these insects 🐛pruning cucumbers & more
Published: Sun, 06/22/25
Updated: Wed, 06/25/25
The Summer of Cicadas My life is cicadas these days. It’s funny. I know they’re a temporary frustration to endure. Really, who can complain about an…
🌱Hydrangeas not blooming? Get more lavender & easily make new flower beds.
Published: Fri, 06/20/25
Updated: Mon, 06/23/25
It's beautiful here in Pennsylvania! We had a week of rain and thunderstorms, but today is gloriously sunny, and the humidity is gone. I’m celebrating…
🍅Tomatoes dropping their blossoms?
Published: Wed, 06/18/25
Updated: Mon, 06/23/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! This morning, I was telling my daughter that I feel like Shrek. With all the rain we've had I feel like I live in a swamp.
🏆Happy Father's Day from Rural Sprout🌱
Published: Sun, 06/15/25
Updated: Thu, 06/19/25
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! In honor of all the dads out there with green thumbs and the dads that wish they had green thumbs, this newsletter is for you! Did…
Using Horticultural Vinegar - Buzz Pollinating 🍅s - Blind Iris
Published: Fri, 06/13/25
Updated: Sat, 06/14/25
It's Friday! Hey friends, it's time to kick off the weekend. I started mine by making my house smell like a sub shop. But at least the pesky weeds in…
🍾Peonies post-bloom - Irises Not Blooming - Garlic Scapes
Published: Wed, 06/11/25
Updated: Thu, 06/12/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! And the thunderstorm we had the other night finished off the last of my peonies, so I guess it’s time for a little post-…
✂️Prune these 8 flowering shrubs now!🌺
Published: Mon, 06/09/25
Updated: Tue, 06/10/25
June is a strange month in the garden. It seems as though you’re holding your breath. Spring flowers are gone, but the summer flowers haven’t really…