I got a message from a friend this week saying, “My cucumbers are covered in flowers. I’m so excited! I’ve never grown cucumbers before. I have no idea what to do. What should I do?” My first thought ...

I’ve been making switchel for decades. Quite a few years ago, I introduced this summertime drink to the Rural Sprout community, and our readers loved it. As we head into the dog days of summer, I ...

When the forecast calls for extreme heat, there are some easy and quick ways to stay cool that don't involve the high ...

Have you seen the GreenStalk vertical gardening system? Let's put mine together and discuss first impressions.

But if it stays hot for too long, the plant has no choice but to start making sacrifices to stay alive, and the first thing ...

I won’t ask you What are you doing New Year’s Eve? as the song goes. But I am curious if you’re doing anything in the garden the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. In our house, we call that ...

Whether you’ve been at this whole gardening thing for a while or you’re just getting started, you probably know that starting your own seeds is a game changer. But doing so means giving up a chunk of ...

I first ran into the concept of using soil blocks when binging market gardening videos on YouTube. Like most home gardeners, I’d originally been introduced to seed starting in cells or plug trays, ...

I often see peace lilies make it to the top of lists of houseplants that thrive on neglect. I believe – and you can disagree – that no plant thrives if it has been neglected. It merely survives. And ...

Many years ago, when I first discovered that a surefire way to get free houseplants was to bring some in from the garden, you would have thought I’d hit the jackpot. When you’re a plant-obsessed ...

There is something wonderfully charming about old terracotta pots. The mineral stains and verdant green algae creeping along their sides suggest they’ve been in use since Beatrix Potter was writing ...

Mouthwateringly ripe cherries of the red or black kind hang but once a year on the most beloved trees. Picking a bowlful (one for the bowl, one for the mouth) or eating them without restraint straight ...