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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 27, 2022
They're definitely annoying and possibly harmful to plants, although often not. What can you do to avoid fungus gnats? Or -- if that fails -- get rid of them?
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Feb 20, 2022
You see lichens growing on trees, rocks, walls and lots of other places. Do they harm trees? And what do they contribute to the garden?
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Feb 13, 2022
You've got a bunch of seeds that should still be viable to some degree -- is there a quick way to find out? What's the best test?
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Feb 6, 2022
Not only are they easy to grow, but radishes are also one of the fastest growing vegetables and one of the first to plant in the spring.
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