🍅🚫Never Grow Tomatoes Next to These Plants!🚫🍅
Published: Tue, 02/13/24
Greetings, Rural Sprout Readers, Look, we all know that tomatoes love basil and marigolds, so we plant them together in our gardens. But sometimes the…
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🍅Pro Tips for Growing Tomatoes👩🌾Grow More in Less Space🌿Zucchini Companion Plants
Published: Sun, 02/11/24
Hi there, Rural Sprout readers, By the time you read this, I’m hoping that I will finally test negative. Yup, the COVID fairy was kind enough to stop…
🛑Stop worrying about non-GMO seeds!🛑
Published: Fri, 02/09/24
Hi there, Rural Sprout Readers, For years now, I've watched the fear-mongering among home gardeners over buying non-GMO seeds. I'm baffled as to why…
🍅Tomato's favorite companion🌼Start these flower seeds today🏡Cottage Core = More flowers!
Published: Wed, 02/07/24
It’s What’s Up Wednesday and we're in full bloom! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, If winter’s dreary palette has you dreaming of colorful blooms with fat…
🌳Tree-planting mistakes🌧️Collect rainwater🪴Houseplants for Northern windows
Published: Sun, 02/04/24
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, Well, my friends, it’s official -- the famous February rodent who lives about an hour and a half up the road says we’re…
🆓Start a Garden for FREE I'm sick of these useless articles
Published: Fri, 02/02/24
Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, Yesterday’s email provided a few good laughs all around. This email is a bit more serious. I’ve seen a lot of pieces with…
🌱I owe our readers an apology.🌱
Published: Thu, 02/01/24
Dear, Rural Sprout Readers, I know this particular piece is going to upset a lot of readers, and I fully e pect my inbo to be full of angry responses,…
Foolproof powdery mildew fix🪲flea beetles🍅blossom end rot
Published: Wed, 01/31/24
It’s What’s Up Wednesday! Hiya, Rural Sprout Readers, In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve got a southern gardener in our midst. Fawn joined the Rural…
💲Are raised beds really worth it?
Published: Mon, 01/29/24
Happy Monday, Rural Sprout Readers, Just a quick note to kick the week off - if you're looking at new raised beds this year, you might want to pump…
🧱Use Old Bricks in the Garden👣DIY Garden Paths🌳Creative Tree Stump Ideas
Published: Sun, 01/28/24
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, I feel as though I always start these letters with a comment on the weather or some e clamation about how quickly time has…