🫐and🧅"It must be onions."
Published: Wed, 07/08/26
Updated: Thu, 07/09/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! Well, I had my power restored Monday evening, which meant a backlog of laundry and tidying needed to be done. If only I…
Rural Sprout
Gardening, homesteading and natural living recipes, tutorials and how-to's.
Deja vu! Is this really happening again?🌩️🌳
Published: Sun, 07/05/26
Updated: Thu, 07/09/26
Hi there, Rural Sprout readers, It’s the evening of the big 2-5-0, and all I can smell each time I go outside is black powder in the air. It seems…
🍯🍋🍹Mix up some switchel for the 4th!
Published: Fri, 07/03/26
Updated: Thu, 07/09/26
Happy Pre-Independence Day! As we head into this celebratory weekend, I want to wish you all a happy and safe 4th of July. Whether you’re doing it up…
🥵🌡️This Couldn't Wait Until Wednesday - How to Stay Cool & Be Safe!
Published: Tue, 06/30/26
Updated: Sun, 07/05/26
It's What's Up...Tuesday! I know we normally send out our midweek email on Wednesday, but with the dangerous heat that’s sweeping the country this…
🫙Are you ready? Well, you had better get ready!🫙
Published: Sun, 06/28/26
Updated: Fri, 07/03/26
Greetings, Rural Sprout readers, Here in my neck of the woods, we’re in that weird, liminal space of the growing season. Most of the spring produce…
🫖💜Wait until you see the trick this flower can do!
Published: Fri, 06/26/26
Updated: Thu, 07/02/26
Whimsy in the garden. With the state of the world being what it is, I'm always on the look out for ways to add a little lighthearded joy to my life.
🍅🌡️Tomato Heat Waves and a new vertical garden planter!
Published: Wed, 06/24/26
Updated: Mon, 06/29/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! Don’t tell the weather gods, but we have been enjoying some of the most perfect summer weather. High 70s to low 80s during…
👨🌾Happy Father's Day!
Published: Sun, 06/21/26
Updated: Fri, 06/26/26
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads! My own dad planted the love of gardening in me at a young age. (Pun intended, it is Father’s Day, after all.) What…
Curling 🍅tomato leaves - Have your lupines finished blooming and more
Published: Fri, 06/19/26
Updated: Wed, 06/24/26
We're heading into the weekend! This entire week feels like something out of a dream. The weather has been…perfect. The humidity all but vanished, it…
🍓It's a Berry Good Time of Year!🫐
Published: Wed, 06/17/26
Updated: Mon, 06/22/26
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…