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Published: Sun, 06/07/26
Updated: Tue, 06/09/26
Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, May was a lot. My daughter turned 30. My oldest son turned 18, then graduated from high school. Yesterday, my…
Published: Fri, 06/05/26
Updated: Mon, 06/08/26
Hot off the press! Water your tomatoes deeply and infrequently. We’ve all seen this advice. Heck, I’ve even written it in a few articles. But at the…
Published: Wed, 06/03/26
Updated: Fri, 06/05/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! I’ve got beans on the brain. I planted a bunch of bush beans in my Garden Tower 2 yesterday. I’ve been eyeballing the garden…
Published: Sun, 05/31/26
Updated: Fri, 06/05/26
Hi there, Rural Sprout readers, I’m keeping the Sunday missive on the short side this weekend. I’m pooped! We had a very big family occasion that…
Published: Fri, 05/29/26
Updated: Sun, 05/31/26
I almost forgot! My oldest son is graduating from high school this evening, and I've got too many pokers in the fire today. My personal tomato feeding…
Published: Fri, 05/29/26
Updated: Wed, 06/03/26
It is Friday, right? Those weeks that start with a Monday holiday always throw me for a loop. They go by too fast, but feel distorted at the same…
Published: Wed, 05/27/26
Updated: Mon, 06/01/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! Well, it’s unofficially official – summer is here! Sure, according to the calendar, summer doesn’t start until June 21, but…
Published: Sun, 05/24/26
Updated: Fri, 05/29/26
Tomorrow is Memorial Day. Our original plans for this weekend, of campfires and grilled hot dogs, fizzled out under the cold and steady rain. But…
Published: Fri, 05/22/26
Updated: Thu, 05/28/26
Memorial Day weekend, here we come! Naturally, this holiday weekend is a time for reflection and remembrance. But it’s also become synonymous with the…
Published: Wed, 05/20/26
Updated: Mon, 05/25/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! Well, it would appear that those lovely nights of “good sleeping” weather have come to a swift and final conclusion. I went…