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 …
Growing White Sage for Smudging or Garden Beauty
Cathy Isom fills us in about growing white sage for smudging. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. White sage is a desert native, but thanks to a rise in popularity of the practice of smudging, more people are interested in raising the attractive herb that can be grown almost anywhere. White Sage makes a beautiful landscape plant, as …
How to Eat Avocado Seeds, and Why
Most of us simply take them and plant them, or throw them out. Cathy Isom tells us why, and how to eat Avocado seeds. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Avocados are well known health promoters that are packed with vitamins and antioxidants that do wonders for our skin, blood, tissue and organs. But the seed is actually where most of …
Start a Cut Flower Bed in Your Garden
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. Â Like broccoli, cauliflower’s edible part is the flower bud. Â 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. …