Cathy Isom has a few great tips for you about how to spot and get rid of spider mites in your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Spider mites are annoying little creatures that can seriously harm your garden and houseplants. Plus, they spread disease. Since they’re so hard to spot, the best way to check for …
How to Grow a Unique Herb that is a Favorite of Top Chefs
Cathy Isom has a few excellent tips about how to grow a wonderfully unique herb that is a favorite of top chefs around the world. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. If you’ve never heard of agretti (salsola soda), you’re not alone. It’s known by a number of other names such as friar’s beard, barril, saltwort and roscano. …
Ways to Solve Common Houseplant Problems
A lot of us don’t know when a plant is having a problem. That is solved today. Cathy Isom has a liost of some ways to solve common houseplant problems. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. It can be difficult, if not impossible, to keep your plants alive if you can’t figure out exactly what’s wrong with them. …
Top Free-Ranging Birds to Add to Your Flock
Continuing her series on raising chickens, Cathy Isom, today, gives you the top 5 free-ranging birds you should add to your flock. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. There are several things to take into account when deciding on a breed for free-range chickens. Such as good visibility, strong foraging instinct, awareness of predators, and coloration to blend …
How to Manage a Free-Range Flock
Continuing her series, Cathy Isom has a couple of great tips about how to manage a free-range flock. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sometimes when chickens have an entire world to roost, they’ll get it in their heads that the coop is not the safest place to roost at night. When you are raising birds you plan …
Considerations When Raising Free-Range Chickens
Cathy Isom begins this series by giving you some considerations to keep in mind when raising free-range chickens. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. For many people, nothing says “homestead” like the image of chickens happily scratching around a farmyard without a care in the world. However, free-ranging is not as simple as just releasing your birds out …
Great Garden Ideas Using Old Tires
In this, the second part of her series, Cathy Isom has some great garden ideas using old tires. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Making a garden out of tires has so many benefits. First of all, it is a great way to make use of those old tires sitting around the yard. Not to mention, it’s quite …
Start a Vegetable Garden Using Old Tires
Cathy Isom starts this mini-series with a few helpful tips about how to start a vegetable garden using old tires. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Tire gardening is a great way to save the planet, by recycling old rubber tires, and to maximize your yields and minimize the amount of work it takes to produce a successful garden. It’s …
Coronavirus Pandemic Impact on Farmers
Cathy Isom fills us in about the surprising impact the Coronavirus Pandemic is having on some local farmers. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Even with the current state of affairs of our time, people need to eat. And, it’s apparently that more and more people are cooking from home and turning to local farmers and farmer’s markets …
Benefits of Dividing Plants in Your Garden
Everyone is interested in producing as much as they can from their garden. Cathy Isom has a few tips about what you need to know about dividing plants in your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. As your perennial plants get larger, it’s a good idea to consider dividing them. Not only does this make it so that …