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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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Jul 29, 2020
It's one of the most popular plants grown in gardens around the world -- and one of the biggest vegetable crops worldwide. But it wasn't always that way.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: 12 Super Simple Garden Art Ideas
Jul 25, 2020
We'd all prefer a simple solution, but preventing blossom-end rot isn't as easy as adding calcium to your soil -- or even consistent watering.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: 20 Ideas For Old Doors and Windows in the Garden
Jul 21, 2020
What can you do to avoid getting Japanese beetles in your garden -- or at least reduce the damage they do? And do traps do more harm than good?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Grow a Fall-Winter Vegetable Garden (and When to Start)
Jul 18, 2020
They only live about 10-15% of their lives above ground, but as both larvae and adults, Japanese beetles can do a lot of damage to your garden.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: How to Grow Softwood Cuttings (7 Easy Steps)
Jul 15, 2020
As much as we love them, most of us would have a hard time reliably picking bees out of a lineup.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Will Pine Needles Make My Garden Soil pH Too Acidic?