Chinese rose beetles and the Japanese beetle infestation can wreak havoc in a hurry. Here are two methods of natural control to reduce their population.
VEGGIE GARDEN
Perennial Peanut Grass: An Evergreen Ground Cover
Perennial peanut grass, an evergreen ground cover, is a great lawn replacement that’s drought tolerant. Mowed, it’s low enough to walk on. This evergreen ground cover has pretty yellow flowers, bright green leaves, and will out-compete grasses and other weeds. Chickens will even eat the yellow flowers.
Growing Tomatoes Upside Down in Hanging Planters
A hanging tomato planter is easy to make at home. Here’s how to transform a 5-gallon bucket into a DIY upside-down tomato planter for a vertical garden.
How to Grow Artichokes—the Ornamental Edible
Plant once, harvest for YEARS. That’s the beauty of growing artichokes in your garden. And? The plants are pretty enough for the front yard!
Using Eggshells for Plants in the Vegetable Garden
Using eggshells in the garden can improve your harvest and save you a bit of money, too. Give these ideas a try for a no-cost way to a better garden!
Using Leaves in the Garden: FREE Ways to Improve the Soil
Fall leaves are quite possibly the best resource for your garden. And people will just GIVE them to you! Take advantage of it!
Foraging for Purslane: An Edible Common Weed
Are you tossing out a perfectly good leafy green while you wait for the “real” garden to grow? Growing purslane means early garden greens!
Easy Herbs to Grow for Culinary and Medicinal Use
Wondering which herbs to grow in your garden? This list will give you some ideas! Some are great for cooking, others for medicine, and many for both.
What are Heirloom Seeds (And 6 Reasons to Grow Them)
There are plenty of reasons to choose heirloom seeds instead of their hybrid cousins. Your vegetable garden will shine with some of these vintage varieties!
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.
