We've been told to water our tomatoes "deeply & infrequently." But what does that mean, and does it apply to every kind of ...

If you're growing beans this year, you'll want to follow these tips to maximize your harvest and get the most beans for your ...

Over the years here at Rural Sprout, I’ve answered hundreds of questions emailed to me by our readers. Quite often, I get asked about feeding tomatoes. There are so many different fertilizers out ...

Seed tape can be a handy tool for the gardener, but there are a few downsides to it. This product gets rid of them and makes ...

After years of searching I found the perfect mulch for my garden - pine flakes. Let me show you why it's the best mulch.

The United States of America is celebrating its semiquincentennial, 250 th, anniversary this July. People are getting excited, and the celebrating has already begun. Every time I drive into town, I ...

When I had a much smaller garden, I could only fit a couple of small shrubs along a fence. Lilac was not one of them. And yet, I still knew when the lilacs were in bloom because their unmistakable ...

Lovage (Levisticum officinale) is a hardy perennial herb native to the Mediterranean. As part of the Apiacaea family, it is closely related to carrot, celery, and parsley. This culinary and medicinal ...

As the first signs of spring arrive, and winter fades into the rear view mirror, you will likely be busy planting many of the crops that will sustain you for the rest of the year. This time of year, ...

Native to the Middle East, the pistachio tree (Pistacia vera) is a long lived desert plant that bears clusters of small reddish drupes. Pistachio drupes need long, hot, and dry summers in order to ...