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.
SMALL SPACE GARDENS
You don’t have to have acres of land in order to grow a lot of food. Urban gardeners across the globe are embracing the idea of small gardens. By growing abundantly in raised beds, transforming lawns into vegetable gardens, and growing food in the front yard, they’re harvesting food for their families.
Small gardens are a great option for those with limited space, limited time, and limited mobility.
Small Vegetable Garden Ideas: Get the Most from Your Space
These small garden ideas will help you get the most bang for your vegetable gardening buck!
Growing Tomatoes in Containers to Save Space
Small garden space? Consider growing tomatoes in pots! Heres what you need to know about growing this summertime crop in containers.
Growing Sunflower Sprouts for Healthy 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!
Annuals vs. Perennials: Making the Most of the Space You Have
Trying to figure out what will provide the best harvest for your space? Understanding annuals vs. perennials is a good place to start planning a garden.
Metal arch and trellises in a garden at the Smithsonian.
These Easy DIY Trellis Ideas Will Get Your Garden Growing UP!
Growing vertically is a great way to make the most of a small garden space. Learn to build an inexpensive garden trellis with these DIY trellis ideas.
Growing Strawberries in Your Home Garden
Strawberry plants are perennial, and can thrive in your garden for years! Consider growing strawberries for the oh so delicious fruit!
How to Grow Lettuce in Your Home Garden
Growing lettuce at home means fresh salads at your fingertips! It’s a perfect option for urban gardeners; it does really well in containers.
Growing a Front Yard Vegetable Garden
Planting a front yard full of pretty edibles — annual and perennial vegetables — is a great way to use the most of your space.
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.
