Growing sage in your herb garden attracts pollinators, can be used in the kitchen and medicinally and is an asset to your garden and health!
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How to Grow Hot Peppers for Homegrown Fiery Flavor
Grow hot peppers in your vegetable garden this year for flavor and heat! There are many flavors, colors, and levels of heat to choose from.
The Basics of Growing Grapes in Your Garden
Growing grapes is a fruitful way to use some of your garden space. They are beautiful plants with tasty and versatile fruit and leaves!
How to Grow Lemongrass (in the Garden and in Containers)
A lemongrass plant is easy to grow and pretty, too. Growing lemongrass in your own garden means you’ll have it on hand when recipes call for this herb.
How to Grow Thyme in Gardens and Containers
Growing thyme in the home garden provides flavor for the table, but it’s also a versatile plant that can fill many needs in the landscape!
How to Harvest Basil Seeds (And Grow Free Plants!)
Allow your basil plants to go to seed so you can start plenty of free basil seedlings next year!
Plant Penstemons for Pollinators
Plant penstemons in your perennial pollinator garden. These beauties are easy to care for, low maintenance, and great for drought conditions.
How to Start Growing Turmeric at Home (No Matter What Zone You’re In!)
Turmeric is a plant grown for its root, much like ginger. Here’s how to grow turmeric at home in pots. Spoiler: It’s easy!
Growing Mint (+ Five Fun Varieties to Try!)
Growing mint in your garden is easy! Learn how to grow, harvest, and use mint for all of its refreshing goodness.
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
If you’re ready to shake up your pantry routine and shift from boxed to homemade, be sure to check out my latest project, Attainable Sustainable Pantry (National Geographic Books).
My earlier book, Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living (also from 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.
