Crab apples are a great addition to small gardens and orchards, plus they offer some surprising benefits! Consider adding crabapple trees to your “must plant” list.
GROWING FRUIT
Depending on the amount of space you have available, you can grow some — or a lot of — fruit at your place. Growing fruit trees and shrubs means an annual harvest with little extra work on your part.
Crops like strawberries and blueberries can be grown in containers, making them a good option for a fruit harvest in urban areas.
Fruit trees, too, can be grown in containers if you choose the right variety. If you have a larger property, you may want to consider a small orchard to provide your household with fresh fruit during the harvest season.
How to Grow the Juiciest Watermelons for Summer
Growing watermelon in a backyard garden can net delicious fruit for your summertime enjoyment. Plant a vine and harvest your own fruit!
Preventing Powdery Mildew Damage in the Garden
This insidious fungi can impact a wide range of vegetable crops. There are a number of natural tactics gardeners can take to reduce powdery mildew damage.
Step-by-Step Instructions to Grow Nectarines from Seed
Planting nectarine seeds nets a free orchard! Here’s how to grow a nectarine tree from seed – stone fruit like nectarines often grow true from seed.
Fig Tree Care and How to Grow a Fig Tree in a Pot
What you need to know about planting figs, fig tree care, & growing an indoor fig tree. The pretty tropical foliage & sweet harvest make them hard to beat.
Perennial Vegetables and Fruits: Plant Once, Harvest for Years
Talk about a time saver in the garden! Perennial vegetables and fruits are productive plants that come back every year – plant once, harvest for YEARS!
How to Make Homemade Rooting Hormone with Willow
Homemade rooting hormone made from willow is free and easy to make. Use this natural willow water for rooting cuttings or for easing transplant stress.
Fun Fruit: Grow a Pineapple in a Container for Tropical Flavor at Home
Pineapples may be a novelty fruit, but you can grow one at home in a container. Here’s how to grow a pineapple plant from the crown instead of tossing it.
What You Need to Know About Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees
Winter gardening: Time to choose your bare root fruit trees for your home orchard! You’ll have a better selection now, too, before trees leaf out.
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author and certified Master Food Preserver, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
I’m thrilled that my book, Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living (National Geographic Books) was awarded the best how-to book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Here at Attainable Sustainable, I aim to encourage readers — that’s you! — to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
Limited on space? Don’t let that keep you from growing some of your own food! In my 5-Gallon Garden course, I’ll show you how to grow food in the space you have! Learn more about it here.
