My Favorite Tips for Painless Cactus Repotting
I’m always nervous when I have to repot a cactus. I despair. Then I prepare. Then I collect everything that could ever be of use to transplant my cacti safely. …
I’m always nervous when I have to repot a cactus. I despair. Then I prepare. Then I collect everything that could ever be of use to transplant my cacti safely. …
If there’s one thing my Rural Sprout colleagues and I have in common, in addition to our obsession with composting everything that dares move, is our hatred of waste. I …
Some years it feels like fall comes and goes with a few blinks of the eye. One week there are green leaves on the trees, then, unexpectedly, cold nights come, …
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 …
The ability to grow your own food is a right, as much as it is a privilege and a duty. And it isn’t something that some of us are willing …
You don’t need to wait for spring to arrive before you get your garden started. In a colder climate zone, it makes sense to get started by sowing seeds early …
Winter is the time to plan for the growing season ahead. You might be surprised by the number of gardening jobs you have to do. You’ll be kept busy, even …
I love planting perennials. Above all, I love the fact that there’s a perennial for every garden. For every type of soil. For every type of shade. In any color …
When flowers begin to come up from the ground it can only mean one thing, that spring is finally on the way. Time to put the cold and snow of …
Pepper plants thrive in my hot, subtropical climate. They flourish and provide tons of delicious peppers year-round. But last fall, I made a tragic mistake. I surrounded the poor things …
Let’s face it: Christmas shopping is hard. It can be tough to come up with gift ideas for friends and family if you don’t share the same hobbies. If you’re …
Fall is here! It’s time to put away your gloves, put your garden tools in the shed and call it quits. Whether you had a banner of a year or …
To find out if you could benefit from a garden shed, ask yourself: Do my growing number of garden tools need a new home? There’s your answer. Having clean tools, …
As gardeners, there’s an inherent sense that we’re a step ahead of our non-gardening friends when doing right by the planet. We’re growing green things, so we have to be …
The period between 1929 and 1939 was one of widespread human suffering. At no other time in modern history had there been such a drastic drop in standards of living …
When the end of winter is in sight, it’s time to bring out your multi-year collection of garden seeds and start planning for an abundant new season. But are those …
When asparagus is in season, you better enjoy a few green stems every chance you get. If you don’t spear the chance, you’ll likely have to wait another year till …
We’ve already discussed the many ways that Castile soap can save you time and money inside your home. So, how about you grab your favorite bottle of liquid Castile soap …
Growing some shape or size of pumpkin is easy enough. Getting them to grow huge is another weight category entirely. So, what does it take to grow a large pumpkin? …
Lemons are one of the most versatile fruits for cooking and baking, but did you know you can grow them at home? While most citrus trees need to grow outdoors …
If there is one vegetable that screams summer, it’s cucumber. Cool salads don’t seem to be complete without fresh juicy cucumber slices, and they make great additions to summer smoothies. …
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 …
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 …
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 …