Sep 29, 2021
They're a popular source of blues, purples, pinks and other colours in the fall garden ... although, as far as botanists are concerned, most of them aren't actually asters.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Planting Potted Mums Outdoors as...
Sep 23, 2021
Keiki paste is used to propagate certain kinds of orchids -- but what's in it, does it really work, and can we use it on other plants?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: How to Grow Pineapple As a Houseplant
Sep 18, 2021
There are more species of rust fungi than any other plant pathogen. Once you have it, there's not much you can do about it, but you can make things more challenging for the rust.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: 10 Spectacular Fast-Growing...
Sep 13, 2021
Willow water, honey and many others are touted as natural alternatives to rooting hormone. But do they work as well as rooting hormones -- or at all?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: How to Harvest Sweet Pea Seeds
Sep 9, 2021
Rooting hormones an easy way to improve the odds that our cuttings will take root -- and also to speed up the process a little bit.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: 20 Easy Plant Propagation Tutorials for Gardeners