🍓It's a Berry Good Time of Year!🫐
Published: Wed, 06/17/26
Updated: Wed, 06/17/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! I’ve been thinking about berries all week. I’m quite lucky to live in an area where there are several nice u-pick berry…
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🥵 I think it's safe to say summer has arrived!
Published: Sun, 06/14/26
Updated: Wed, 06/17/26
Well, hello there, Rural Sprout readers, I know it’s only been a week, but it feels like it’s been ages. It’s funny, I sorely needed this week off,…
🌿 Perennial June-Prune & What to Do After Your Irises Bloom
Published: Fri, 06/12/26
Updated: Wed, 06/17/26
You have reached the voicemail of... Rural Sprout. We can't come to the phone right now because we're on vacation. But we wanted to give you a little…
🌱🪲Squash Bugs, Growing Parsley, Gorgeous Ground Covers & More!
Published: Sun, 06/07/26
Updated: Fri, 06/12/26
Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, May was a lot. My daughter turned 30. My oldest son turned 18, then graduated from high school. Yesterday, my…
🍅 💦How much water do your tomatoes really need? The most important tomato article you'll read all summer.
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…
🫘It's bean week at my house! ☕These beans, too.
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…
🍅🌼Add Flowers to Your Veggie Garden - Strawberry Powder - Build a Cob Oven
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…
🍅🌱Holy smokes, I almost forgot! My personal tomato feeding routine!
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…
✂️💜Now is the time! Let's prune those lilacs!
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…
🌲 You're going to need this mulch this summer & impressively easy seed tape
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…