❄️Winter Over Your Chrysanthemums
Published: Mon, 09/15/25
Updated: Tue, 09/16/25
Hi, this is Tracey, I can't come to the phone right now (because I'm on vacation). Leave a message at the beep and I'll call you back as soon as I…
Rural Sprout
Gardening, homesteading and natural living recipes, tutorials and how-to's.
See ya, folks! 👋Spider plants - topping tomatoes - storing food wrong
Published: Sun, 09/14/25
Updated: Tue, 09/16/25
Good morning, Rural Sprout readers, It’s time for my annual fall break. Each year, once the garden starts to wind down and our readers’ attentions…
🌱A message of hope - gardeners are well-suited to find common ground.
Published: Fri, 09/12/25
Updated: Mon, 09/15/25
It's been a week, my friends, There are times when I feel like everything is a mess in this country, and I wonder if we’ll ever be whole. We feel so…
🛑Help! Someone stop me! + Long-lasting mums & perennials you SHOULDN'T divide.
Published: Wed, 09/10/25
Updated: Mon, 09/15/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! Okay, I have a confession. I might be getting ready to make my second trip this week to a greenhouse I found near me. You…
🎍Fast-Growing Houseplants - ZOOM!
Published: Mon, 09/08/25
Updated: Tue, 09/09/25
Guess what? I spent the weekend in Buffalo with my daughter and son-in-law. When I pulled into the driveway last night I saw this lovely pink glow…
🍅 Me vs. Ma Nature (I'll bet you can guess who wins)
Published: Sun, 09/07/25
Updated: Mon, 09/08/25
Greetings Rural Sprout readers, Another week has passed, and I'm still waiting on tomatoes. I've been growing German Pinks for the last three years.
🫣Taking the 'scary' out of seed saving & the easiest way to get 🆓plants from your own garden!
Published: Fri, 09/05/25
Updated: Wed, 09/10/25
Where did the week go? It’s been cool and rainy the past few days, and I love it! The oranges and reds popping up on the hillside tell me fall is here…
😖Migraines - 🍁Fall Perennials - 🍏Green Tomatoes & More!
Published: Wed, 09/03/25
Updated: Sun, 09/07/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! And I am off to a rough start today – a migraine. That means the barometric pressure is changing. Rain is on the way. By the…
🍂Plant asparagus now & harvest next spring - no waiting!
Published: Sun, 08/31/25
Updated: Sun, 09/07/25
Hiya Rural Sprout readers, My Sunday newsletter is going to be short but sweet today because of the holiday weekend. The boys and I decided last…
💸Save on your grocery bill! - 🥕Veggies to grow in September
Published: Fri, 08/29/25
Updated: Thu, 09/04/25
Hello there, Rural Sprout readers, It’s a cool, rainy morning here in the Pennsylvania mountains. (I’m puttering around the house in a sweater over my…