Grow Food

If there is one task that every gardener could do with less of, it’s weeding. Even those of us who would happily spend every waking moment in the garden would …

For many gardeners, it’s quite common to enjoy freshly picked green beans at the dinner table. (We like ours tossed with olive oil, chopped fresh garlic, and then roasted.) But …

French fries, fried potatoes, hash browns, baked potatoes with sour cream and chives, mashed potatoes with homemade gravy and all the fixings, Hasselbacked, butter-braised. Read that again very, very slowly …

No summer is complete without the sweet crunch of a cucumber. Whether they’re in salads or pickled for an easy snack, you can’t go wrong with these scrumptious veggies. They’re …

When you think of the perfect summertime treat, I’ll bet watermelon comes to mind. No barbecue, picnic or family reunion is complete without at least one large, dusky green melon …

If there’s one vegetable that everyone jokes about having too much of, it’s zucchini. But what happens when you feel like you’re doing everything right, and you’re just not getting …

Don’t you just love a salad made with lettuce straight from the garden? But planting lettuce is another matter. Those tiny seeds are so fussy – they’re hard to pick …

If you think lettuce is easy to grow, try sowing seeds a few seasons in a row and see if your crop is the same each year. Chances are good …

What if you were unable to… Now is the moment where you get to fill in the blank. To say that the last few years were full of change would …

The amazing thing about seeds is that these tiny little specks contain everything needed to create a whole new plant. With a little moisture and some time in the dirt, …

No fruit screams tropical summer paradise like a mango. Whether it’s the bright yellowy-orange color or the stunning green leaves with a touch of red, these trees are wonderful additions …

Cucumbers, like tomatoes, are on every gardeners planting list. Perhaps it is because they taste great together in salads, or maybe because you envision a jar of homemade pickles in …

Companion planting is all the rage among backyard gardeners. It’s part science with a generous pinch of trial and error, followed by passing down the tradition of what works. After …

One of the most important aspects of gardening is fertilizing. Whenever we grow crops in the soil, we remove nutrients. To continue to grow food year after year, we have …

An overflowing bucket of freshly picked tomatoes is every gardener’s dream. Red ones, yellow ones, purple ones, striped ones and, finally, green ones both ripe and unripe. My Grandma had …

Square foot gardening is one of the most beginner-friendly gardening methods going. The genius behind it is that it makes the entire gardening process approachable. No matter what stage you’re …

Forget all of the other lists you’ve seen on the internet that tell you what to grow in a raised bed; this is the only one you need. Raised beds …

We’re always on the lookout for interesting and fun gardening projects here at Rural Sprout. And this time, we’ve got a doozy for you. Not only is this project fun, …

What is a tropical fruit salad without pineapple? These tart fruits are loved by many in grocery stores, but few think about growing them in their own gardens. Luckily, it …

We give our soil a much-needed rest during the winter before beginning a new planting season in the spring. And as the temperatures drop, we often reach for heartier fare …

Most everyone loves a good strawberry. These sweet-as-can-be, red-fleshed fruits are as sumptuous eaten out of hand as they are prepped into a smorgasbord of yummy recipes. There are hundreds …

Pop, pop, pop, a hundred kernels in a hot pot. If a bowl of perfectly popped popcorn with a hint of butter and a dash of salt sounds delicious, now …

Soil health is a topic that’s coming up more and more over the years. It seems we’ve finally come around to the idea that what’s going on beneath the soil …

By now, things are starting to wind down in the garden. There’s a nip in the air and soon you’ll be harvesting your last vegetable and pulling up your spent …