An uncontrolled slug & snail problem can ruin crops overnight. Organic slug control options eliminate slugs naturally for a healthy garden.
VEGGIE GARDEN
Companion Planting with Herbs for a More Robust Garden
Companion planting repels pests & boosts your garden’s health. Try adding herbs like dill, chives, and rosemary to your vegetable garden to help it thrive.
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!
Growing Grains in a Small Garden
Growing the amaranth plant & other quasi-grains like buckwheat & sorghum is a fun way to expand your harvest to include unusual crops in your veggie garden.
Growing Stevia in Your Herb Garden for Natural Sweetness
Growing stevia is a way to produce some of your own natural sweetener. Plus, it’s a pretty addition to your herb garden, calorie free, and easy to grow.
Growing Lettuce in an Indoor Winter Garden
Try your hand at growing lettuce indoors! Eat fresh salad greens year round by adopting the idea of growing an inside garden. Perfect for city folks!
Turn Poor Soil into a Thriving Garden with Sheet Mulching
Lasagna gardening is an easy way to get started with no-till growing. Sheet mulching with materials you have on hand makes for a budget-friendly garden.
Composting Coffee Grounds for Soil Improvement in the Garden
Are you composting coffee grounds in the vegetable garden? Used coffee grounds are a great way to improve your garden soil. Good soil = good harvest!
Pesky Treehoppers: Controlling Leafhopper Infestations
Keeping your garden free of sap sucking leafhoppers will help your garden stay healthy. Here’s how to prevent damage to your vegetable plants naturally.
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.
