Have you thought about growing flowers in and around your veggies? Cathy Isom fills you in about how to start a cut flower bed in your vegetable garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The purpose of a cut flower bed is to cut the flowers as often as they bloom so you can create beautiful bouquets. You …
Beginning Gardener Vegetable Garden Layouts
Cathy Isom tells you about some brilliant vegetable garden layout ideas for beginning gardener. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Growing vegetables at home can be done if you’ve never done it before, if you don’t have a traditional garden bed and you’re short on space. The best space-saving gardens can be done with raised garden beds, vertical …
Tips for Growing Cauliflower at Home
Cathy Isom has a few great tips for growing cauliflower at home. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Cauliflower is the most versatile member of the brassica family. Like broccoli, cauliflower’s edible part is the flower bud. Rows of compact heads – either white or in eye-catching oranges and purples — is a magnificent sight in any garden. …
Wild Plants That Make the Best Teas
Cathy Isom has a bit if information for you about some wild plants that make the best teas. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. There’s an abundance of wild plants that make great teas. And you probably don’t even realize that these plants are simple to identify, familiar, and easy to find. Such as the leaves of wild …
Crossing Two of Summer’s Favorite Berries
Cathy Isom explains what you get when you cross two of summer’s favorite berries. She also tells you how to plant and care for this wonderful fruit. That’s coming up on This La nd of Ours. If you’re a fan of midsummer raspberries and late summer blackberries, then you’re going to love hybrid offspring of these two berry favorites… loganberries. …
The Fuss-Free Herb to Grow in Your Garden
If you are searching for something that doesn’t take much work to grow, Cathy Isom discusses a relatively fuss-free herb to grow in your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. When it comes to herbs, sage is a culinary favorite, but there’s much more to this wonderful plant than just dinner. Sage has antiseptic properties and can …
Weeds With High Medicinal Value
If you are into foraging, Cathy Isom has some great tips about a few medicinal weeds in your backyard. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. If there’s weeds growing in the yard, there’s a good chance they could have medicinal properties. So before yanking them out or controlling with weed killer, consider these facts. Dandelions for example, are …
How to Create a Gutter Garden
Cathy Isom has some great information on a different way of gardening. She lets you know how to create a gutter garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. There are all sorts of fun and inventive ways to grow your favorite flowers, herbs, and veggies. Whether you’re hoping to save space or money, or you enjoy finding unique …
Lavender Oil Has Many Uses
Cathy Isom told us about the many uses of Olive Oil around the home. Cathy has searched out another oil that has more than just one use. Cathy gives us some of the many household and personal uses of Lavender oil. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Lavender oil is one of those do powerful essential oils that …
Pesky Critter Known for Attacking Plants
Cathy Isom tells you about the pesky garden critter known for attacking plants from the ground up. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. If you’ve noticed that your garden isn’t thriving like it should, you may have a cutworm problem. A cutworm is the caterpillar state (or larvae) of a variety of nocturnal moths. These moths don’t usually …