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.
INDOOR GARDENING
Greenhouse growing is one kind of indoor gardening. But that’s not really what we’re talking about here.
There are a couple of reasons to consider growing food indoors, right inside your home. One is to produce some greens in the middle of winter when they’re otherwise scarce – or expensive. The second? Limited space. Apartment dwellers regularly lament their inability to plant a thriving garden without an outdoor space in which to do so. But there are ways to produce food, even in limited space.
By adopting some of these tactics, even urbanites can have a hand in growing some of their own food.
Growing Swiss Chard: Greens for Gardens and Container Growing
Growing Swiss chard in containers is a great way for urbanites to grow some greens. Of course, Swiss chard is a great addition to a full-sized garden, too.
Growing Sunflower Sprouts for Crunchy Microgreens
When greens are in short supply, sunflower sprouts can fill in a need for greens, but they’re great in salads and sandwiches ANY time of year!
How to Grow Your Own Organic Broccoli Sprouts
Growing broccoli sprouts right on your countertop is a great way to add a little healthy crunch to your diet, no matter the season!
How to Make a Worm Bin for Less than $5 – Easy DIY Worm Composter
Build a DIY worm composter in just 30 minutes. Castings from this worm bin are a rich garden amendment that will make your garden grow!
Growing Bean Sprouts at Home for Pennies in Just a Week
Learning how to grow bean sprouts & lentil sprouts at home can save you a bundle — it’s easy! Growing sprouts means fresh produce right in your kitchen!
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.
Instant Pot Seed Germination – A Seed Starting Shortcut!
Germination of seeds like tomatoes and peppers requires very warm temperatures. Using an Instant Pot for germinating seeds makes it EASY!
Get Fresh: Growing Microgreens Indoors for Year-Round Salads
Discover the best microgreens to grow as well as how to grow microgreens indoors with this handy guide to growing wintertime salads.
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author and certified Master Food Preserver, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
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 encourage readers to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
