high efficient

High Efficient Lighting for the Farm

Dan Energy, This Land of Ours

Cathy Isom tells us about the high efficient way ag producers have to light up the farm. Photo: Cultivation of fresh herbs and pepper with red and blue LEDs. Using special LED equipment in rooms without light and in greenhouses. LEDs with a wavelength of 630nm, 660nm, 440nm, 445nm, 430nm,d blue leds. The basil is grown without daylight, the leds …

olive oil cooking eating

How to Make Your Own Olive Oil

Dan This Land of Ours

Cathy Isom explains the health benefits, as well as what you need to master making your own olive oil. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. One great raw product you can make yourself is olive oil. The most common type of olive used for cold-pressing is the green olive. But always pick them fresh. Olives that are over-ripened …

transforming

Transforming Compost into an Effective Liquid Fertilizer Tea

Dan This Land of Ours

Cathy Isom shares one of the best ways for transforming compost into an effective liquid fertilizer tea. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Store-bought liquid fertilizer can be expensive, especially if you have a lot of plants to feed. Fortunately, there’s a cost-effective, easy alternative you can brew up at home. Getting started with home-brewed liquid fertilizer can …

root cellar

Storing Fruits and Vegetables Properly for Winter

Dan Fruits, Specialty Crops, This Land of Ours, Vegetables

With winter rapidly approaching, it is time to think about stocking up the food cellar. What better way than with fruits and vegetables from the garden. Cathy Isom has some tips for you about storing fruits and vegetables properly for winter. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Some fruits and vegetables, when stowed away properly, can last for …

propagate

How to Propagate Spider Plant Babies

Dan Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, This Land of Ours

Cathy Isom has a few tips for you about how to propagate spider plant babies. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Spider plants—also known as airplane plants—are some of the easiest houseplants to propagate. There are a few methods you can use, but the easiest way is to allow the spider plant babies to become full-grown plants. Spider …