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Published: Fri, 07/25/25
Updated: Sat, 07/26/25
I’m going to say something that’s going to get your dander up. I’m already preparing for all the emails from folks who want to weigh in without…
Published: Wed, 07/23/25
Updated: Fri, 07/25/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! If I didn’t know it was July, I would think it was fall. We’ve had deliciously cool mornings the past few days. I even put…
Published: Mon, 07/21/25
Updated: Tue, 07/22/25
I know it's just a shrub, but I can't help feeling leery every time I walk by it. Spirea make me nervous. One spirea in particular. Some of our…
Published: Sun, 07/20/25
Updated: Thu, 07/24/25
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, Last night, I took one of “those” showers. The kind you take at the very end of your day. When you’ve been working outside…
Published: Fri, 07/18/25
Updated: Sat, 07/19/25
Folks, I'm almost scared to say this out loud. I’m afraid I might call down some fateful weather god. But it’s beautiful out this morning. The…
Published: Wed, 07/16/25
Updated: Sun, 07/20/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! And what a beautiful Wednesday it is! For now, anyway, we’re supposed to get thundershowers all afternoon. I feel as though…
Published: Mon, 07/14/25
Updated: Sun, 07/20/25
Thanks for writing in! Thank you to everyone who wrote in to answer my question about how their gardening season is going. It's a fair mi, it seems.
Published: Sun, 07/13/25
Updated: Sat, 07/19/25
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, It's a short hello from me this weekend as I'm on the road today. It looks like the humidity is back to stay in my neck of…
Published: Fri, 07/11/25
Updated: Tue, 07/15/25
Happy Friday, everyone! Today is my birthday, 46 years young! And to celebrate, I'm spending the weekend in Buffalo with the adult kids. And bringing…
Published: Wed, 07/09/25
Updated: Tue, 07/15/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! As we head into the dog days of summer, don't forget to keep an eye on your garden Now is the time when many pests show up…