You don’t have time to properly water your garden? Cathy Isom has some Do it Yourself Ideas for drip irrigation systems. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Having a drip irrigation system can help keep your plants alive and thriving even when you aren’t around or if you’re planning to be away for awhile. But they can be …
Right Fertilizer for the Ultimate Tomato Harvest
Cathy Isom lets you know about the different types, as well as what is needed for the right fertilizer for the ultimate tomato harvest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Like all plants, tomatoes require three main macronutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. For all plant life, nitrogen allows for thick, full leaf growth. Phosphorus is required for blossom, …
Flowering Bushes Add Beauty to Your Garden
Cathy Isom has a few suggestions for you to complete your garden. She lets you know about some flowering bushes that will add beauty to your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. If you like the idea of adding flowering bushes to your property, here are a few that you should consider. Rose of Sharon bushes produces …
Child Friendly Rose Varieties for Your Garden
If you have a flower garden, you have roses. Cathy Isom tells you about a few of the rose varieties that are ouch-free for your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Roses are known for both their beauty and their thorns, or prickles, that have a tendency to draw blood if we aren’t careful. Accidents and stumbles …
How to Harvest and Store Homegrown Figs
Cathy Isom continues her series on figs by giving you her easy steps in how to harvest, and store, your homegrown figs. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Figs are easy-going until harvest time. They can become a finicky crop when it comes to proper harvesting times, techniques, and storage. Make sure to follow these steps to ensure …
Expensive Fruit You Can Grow at Home
Cathy Isom has a few great tips for you about the expensive fruit you can grow from home. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. For anyone who loves figs, they know they can be pretty pricey when purchased from the local supermarket. Instead of spending an arm and a leg on buying figs, consider growing your own. Figs …
Growing the Herb with a Peppery Taste
Cathy Isom fills you in about the qualities of the under appreciated herb with a peppery taste. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Savory is an under-appreciated herb. It has a wonderful peppery taste without being too spicy. The plant looks like a cross between rosemary and thyme, and it’s the ultimate lure for bees, attracting them instantly …
Get Rid of Grasshoppers the Organic Way
Cathy Isom has a few interesting tips about getting rid of grasshoppers in your garden the organic way. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Grasshoppers can be a gardening nightmare. Fortunately, there are natural ways to deter them, or reduce their numbers considerably. These insects do not discriminate, grasshoppers will eat almost anything in your yard and garden. …
Eggshells in Your Garden-Myths Busted
If you do any gardening at all, you have heard them. You may have even tried them, believing they actually are working. Today, Cathy Isom is busting the myths about using eggshells in your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Over time there have been many myths about what eggshells can do if added to your garden. …
Plants That Enrich Your Garden Soil
Growing your vegetables takes a lot out of your soil. Cathy Isom fills you in about a few plants that enrich your garden soil. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. When it comes to enriching the soil in your garden, instead of turning to chemicals and or even organic fertilizers, try using what nature already provides… soil enriching …