You have planned your garden, figured out what you want to grow. Now it is time to get the seed. Cathy Isom has some cost-saving tips for buying seeds for your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Buying seeds is one of the most hopeful and exciting parts of gardening – especially since we tend to do …
Before Buying Seeds for Your Garden
Cathy Isom has a few important tips for you about w hat you need to know before buying seeds for your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. However you prefer to buy your garden seeds, the first thing you should do is make a list of what you want to plant. Start with your staples. What do …
Saving Kitchen Scraps for the Spring Garden
Cathy Isom fills you in about some of your kitchen waste you should be saving for spring fertility. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Kitchen scraps that can turn into garden goodies. One of the most popular and well-regarded kitchen waste products for the garden is used coffee grounds. They can provide a bump of nitrogen to plants …
Growing Weeds You Can Eat
Before you go into your yard or garden to start pulling those weeds. Cathy Isom has a few tips about growing weeds you can eat. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. There are 28 weeds that are edible and probably dozens of those weeds can be found in your very own backyard. What may be considered a nuisance …
Growing Your Own Garlic
Yesterday’s program Cathy Isom covered growing ginger. Today’s program covers another spice. She fills you in with a few tips about growing your own garlic. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Garlic is fairly simple to propagate. In fact, every time a fresh clove of garlic sends out a little green sprout, a new plant has been started. …
Growing Your Own Ginger
Cathy Isom has a few great tips about growing your own Ginger. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. You can grow one of the world’s most notable spices, known for its medicinal qualities and instantly recognizable flavor, Ginger. And, growing it from home is easier than you might think. Every time you buy a hunk of fresh ginger, …
How to Breed Your Homegrown Orchids
Cathy Isom began this series informing you of the extraordinary types of orchids. She covered planting, watering and feeding. Cathy concludes her series with how to breed your own homegrown orchids. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Once you have an orchid in your home that you’ve fallen in love with, you can take a cutting from the rootstock, …
How to Water and Feed Your Orchids
Cathy Isom concludes her series on orchids by letting you know how to water and feed your homegrown orchids. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. When it comes to watering and feeding your homegrown orchids the first step is to check your orchid’s individual water and feed requirements. Orchids need to be fed regularly with a weak solution (maybe …
How to Plant Your Own Orchids
There are different ways to grow orchids. Cathy Isom continues her series on these beautiful flowers by telling you how to plant your very own orchids. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The orchid range is vast, and their growing requirements are diverse. Choose a site where the temperature will be around 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit during …
Extraordinary Types of Orchids to Grow
Cathy Isom begins her new series by telling us about some of the most extraordinary types of orchids. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Orchids are some of the most intricate and unique plants you’ll ever lay your eyes on. They’re part of a beautiful and diverse family of herbaceous perennials that contains over 30,000 species. And that doesn’t …