🕊️Thank goodness for gardens and gardeners
Published: Sun, 03/01/26
Updated: Fri, 03/06/26
Hey there, Rural Sprout readers, I’ve never been more thankful to be a gardener. In a time when it feels like the world is spinning out of control, I…
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🤧Thank goodness emails are germ-free - spring ephemerals & potted plant mistakes
Published: Fri, 02/27/26
Updated: Fri, 03/06/26
Pass the tissues, please. It’s Friday, and it’s my turn. This past weekend, my youngest son came down with a sore throat and low-grade fever. As the…
🫤I always feel bad when I get these kinds of emails.
Published: Wed, 02/25/26
Updated: Tue, 03/03/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! I wanted to ask you a favor, friends. We live in a day and age where attention spans grow shorter and people who actually…
🧅Grow Pearl Onions - Tomato Mistakes - Peace Lily
Published: Sun, 02/22/26
Updated: Wed, 02/25/26
Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, Welp, remember those little pops of green I was going on about in my garden on Friday? They are now covered in snow…
🍚 Have you seen this rice water hack?
Published: Fri, 02/20/26
Updated: Fri, 02/20/26
There's green stuff! I’m so e cited! The snow all melted, and I decided to walk around my garden even though it’s super depressing this time of year.
🌿Perennials You Need to Chop Now - Grow Lights in Your Kitchen - 💛Daffodils!
Published: Wed, 02/18/26
Updated: Wed, 02/18/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! I have a confession to make, dear friend. Winter has always been my favorite season. Always. And whenever I would profess my…
🍅Monster tomato seedlings! Using spent coffee grounds & Fast Houseplants🪴
Published: Sun, 02/15/26
Updated: Wed, 02/18/26
Hello, Rural Sprout Readers, Yesterday I opened all of the windows in the house and let that lovely, 49 F air blow through. The cats spent most of the…
🌱Plant once & harvest for decades - perennial veggies are incredible! + 🌀Spiral herb gardens
Published: Fri, 02/13/26
Updated: Sun, 02/15/26
I'm ready for fresh food! I've been thinking about my rhubarb a lot this week. Mainly because the snow is finally starting to melt, and I can actually…
🫐How well do you know blueberries? 🍅Tomato Planting Mistakes
Published: Wed, 02/11/26
Updated: Sun, 02/15/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! According to the forecast, by this time ne t week, it will be 50 F here. That means all of this snow will melt, and things…
Readers - I have to know - Are you a poker or a burier? 🌱
Published: Sun, 02/08/26
Updated: Fri, 02/13/26
Hello there, Rural Sprout Readers, Along with the brutal cold making the rounds again, we received a fluffy, light blanket of snow this weekend. I’ve…