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Bite-sized informative updates on gardening solutions, basics, garden myths and other subjects of interest to gardeners both new and experienced. From the popular Empress of Dirt website (empressofdirt.net), home of creative and frugal ideas for your backyard garden.

Two Minutes in the Garden: Gardening Tips, Science, Myths Empress of Dirt

    • Leisure
    • 4.8 • 55 Ratings

Bite-sized informative updates on gardening solutions, basics, garden myths and other subjects of interest to gardeners both new and experienced. From the popular Empress of Dirt website (empressofdirt.net), home of creative and frugal ideas for your backyard garden.

    How Gardeners Came to Love Earthworms -- Soil's Tiny Engineers

    How Gardeners Came to Love Earthworms -- Soil's Tiny Engineers

    Over the last 200 years, earthworms have gone from being despised by gardeners to being loved as signs of healthy soil. Many gardeners now even raise worms in their houses to create vermicompost. But it's not all rosy.
    NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Simple Trick to Save the Best Seeds from Your Garden

    • 13 min
    Are Today's Fruits and Vegetables Less Nutritious?

    Are Today's Fruits and Vegetables Less Nutritious?

    Are today's fruits and vegetables -- the ones you buy at the store -- less nutritious than they used to be? You hear that a lot, but you'll also hear that it's a myth.
    NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Outdoor Plant Tags & Markers that Last a Lifetime (Really)

    • 11 min
    The Purple Tomato: The First GMO Garden Seed

    The Purple Tomato: The First GMO Garden Seed

    We always used to be able to say that there were no GMO garden seeds. That's still true in most of the world but, in the U.S., gardeners can now buy seeds for the genetically engineered, high-antioxidant Purple Tomato.
    NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: What to Know Before Reusing Old Potting Mix

    • 13 min
    Does Garden-Grown Produce Have A High Carbon Footprint?

    Does Garden-Grown Produce Have A High Carbon Footprint?

    A recent study claimed that urban-grown fruits and vegetables had a carbon footprint six times that of those from conventional farms. Rants ensued.
    NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Monarch Butterflies: How Gardeners Can Truly Help

    • 14 min
    Does Touching Soil Make Us Happier?

    Does Touching Soil Make Us Happier?

    For the last 15 years, gardeners have been told that soil acts like an antidepressant, thanks to a particular bacterium. Is there anything to it?
    NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Winter Sowing: Two Reliable Methods for Outdoor Seed Starting

    • 12 min
    Do Gardeners Need Crop Rotation?

    Do Gardeners Need Crop Rotation?

    It can do great things on farms, but does crop rotation make sense in a garden? What are the benefits claimed for crop rotation, and can we get those same benefits in easier ways?
    NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: How To Compost In The Winter (Easy Method)

    • 11 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
55 Ratings

55 Ratings

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My favorite

My favorite podcast of many gardening related podcasts. I have listened to them all now. They are all interesting and to the point.

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Informative tidbits!

It’s short, smart, and an interesting little podcast about gardening, plant care, etc. I try to listen to it every night in my Amazon flash briefing. The host Gary has a great voice which I’m sure you will enjoy. Check it out! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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