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Feb 24, 2021
Seeds all have different labels on the packets -- open-pollinated, hybrid, heirloom, organic -- so what do those labels mean?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: 12 Tips for Growing Giant Sunflowers
Feb 20, 2021
When we propagate plants from seeds we usually get a genetic combination of two parent plants. But some plants can actually produce clones of themselves through seeds.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: 60 Herbal Plants to Grow for Homemade Tea
Feb 16, 2021
Many of us are getting to the time of year when we can start seeds indoors -- but we may need to hold off just a little bit longer. Why is that?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Using Biochar as a Soil Amendment (Pros and Cons)
Feb 12, 2021
Many people end up generating a lot of ashes over the winter from fireplaces and wood stoves. There's some good stuff in there for plants, so can we use wood ash in the garden?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: 10 Flower Growing Secrets & Common...
Feb 9, 2021
Some gardeners come to love scientific names and take pride in learning them ... for others they can seem a bit pompous. But there are good reasons that our plants need scientific names.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Perennial Flower Bloom Times From Spring...