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Two Minutes in the Garden: Gardening Tips, Science, Myths Empress of Dirt
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4.8 • 46 Ratings
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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.
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Growing Carrots in Your Garden
Carrots are one of the most popular vegetables to grow in the garden, and you can get them in a range of sizes and a rainbow of colors.
ALSO FROM Empress of Dirt: How To Grow Carrots Indoors At Home In Flower Pots
AND: How To Grow Fairy Carrots In Jars -
Whacking Tree Trunks and Other Strange Garden Tips
Does hitting the trunk of a tree with a baseball bat or or a stick make it produce more leaves -- or maybe more flowers or fruit? It sounds crazy, but is there anything to it?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Houseplants & Humidity: Tips That Help (& Those That Do Not) -
Do Comfrey and Other Plants Grab Nutrients Deep in Our Soil?
In permaculture circles, they're called dynamic accumulators -- plants that accumulate above average levels of particular nutrients in their leaves, which we can then add to compost piles, use as mulch or in other ways make the nutrients available to our plants. Do they work?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: How to Grow Leafy Greens Indoors at Home (Simple & Fast Method) -
Humidity and Houseplants - Increasing Humidity Indoors
Humidity doesn't get as much attention as temperature, light and soil moisture, but it can have a big effect on our plants. Many houseplants prefer more humidity than we give them, especially over the winter. What can we do about that?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Homemade Peanut Butter Suet for Birds (Easy Recipe) -
Growing and Propagating Aloe vera
It's one of the world's most popular houseplants. Easy to grow and easy to propagate -- and maybe even a handy source of some skincare gel.
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Why Leaves Change Color (and Why Some Don't Fall)
What makes the leaves of some trees change color? Is there a benefit to the trees? And what about deciduous trees that keep leaves over the winter?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: How to Propagate African Violets (Step-By-Step Tutorial)
Customer Reviews
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.
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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