A cut-and-come-again garden involves numerous small harvests from the same plant: beet greens, chives, kale, lettuce and chard for starters.| Rural Sprout
Most people can grow tomatoes, but not everyone can produce a bountiful supply of delicious and sweet tomatoes. Follow these pro tips and you will be able to.| Rural Sprout
A hori hori is really the ideal tool for us easily distracted gardeners. Maybe you know the drill. You set out into the garden with a specific task in mind and you spot a clump| Rural Sprout
Remember when fireflies were flickering and lighting up the the night sky in the thousands, sometime around midsummer? At present, that childhood joy is but a regional occurrence. The last time I saw just a| Rural Sprout
The heat and humidity of summer makes many things grow bushy and tall. If you have a garden, you'll find that this also applies to the abundance of greens you never planted, the wild ones| Rural Sprout
Leaf mold is a powerful soil amendment that can significantly improve growth in your garden. Here's how to make it, with step-by-step photos.| Rural Sprout
It all starts with a dream and a plan to buy some land, or move into a homestead out in the country, all of a sudden having more land than you know what to do| Rural Sprout
If you're simply trashing or composting your grass clippings, you're missing out on a whole heap of goodness. Here's how to use them instead.| Rural Sprout
Plant these perennial vegetables (and fruits and herbs) just once and you can enjoy their bounty year after year - sometimes for decades!| Rural Sprout
Hügelkultur raised beds are one of the best ways to grow an abundant edible garden. This guide, with photos, will walk you through making one.| Rural Sprout
Composting is not rocket science. It is basically taking advantage of nature's recycling system to return nutrients to the garden ecosystem. There is a lot of information out there telling you how to create the| Rural Sprout
Growing green manures is a great way replenish nutrients in the soil and prepare your growing areas for an abundant summer garden.| Rural Sprout
Chicken manure is a potent organic fertilizer, but only if you compost it first. Here's how to compost it and use it to grow more food.| Rural Sprout
If you've heard about mycorrhizae, but you're wondering what it is, how it works, or is it worth adding to your garden, I've got answers.| Rural Sprout