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Welcome to Empress of Dirt's Two Minutes in the Garden. In bite-sized informative updates—two minutes and some seconds each—we cover a wide range of topics from gardening basics to current research and assessing myths and folklore. Listen to all previous episodes below!
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Feb 28, 2019
New research shows plants can remove dangerous chemicals from the air -- after being genetically modified.
Read more at Empress of Dirt: Do Houseplants Really Purify the Air? Spoiler Alert: No
Feb 25, 2019
Do you only need 15-20 plants to clean the air in your house ... or is it more like 700?
Read more at Empress of Dirt: Do Houseplants Really Purify the Air? Spoiler Alert: No
Feb 22, 2019
It's been talked about for decades but are houseplants really natural air fresheners?
Read more at Empress of Dirt: Do Houseplants Really Purify the Air? Spoiler Alert: No
Feb 19, 2019
Are onions with sprouts okay to eat? The sprouts too? Or should we just throw the whole thing out?
Read more at Empress of Dirt: How to Regrow Sprouted Onion Bulbs | Are They Safe to Eat?
Feb 16, 2019
CatBibs, bells, and other ways to reduce the number of birds killed by pet cats.