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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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Aug 30, 2022
They've become poster children for the global decline in insect numbers and they face significant threats. How might we be able to help monarchs in our garden?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Easy Houseplant Tagging System To Simplify Plant...
Aug 21, 2022
They're big and colourful -- powerful fliers that stand out in a crowd. And they eat mosquitoes. What can we do to attract dragonflies to our garden?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: How To Grow Rosemary From Cuttings (Indoors or Outdoors)
Aug 13, 2022
Keeping carbon out of the air and in our garden can help the environment, but can we keep carbon sequestered and have healthy soil at the same time?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: How to Grow an Oak Tree From an Acorn (Step By Step)
Aug 4, 2022
Carbon sequestration is one way our plants help the environment -- by taking carbon out of the air and holding on to it or putting it in the soil.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Soil Calculator (Mulch, Compost, & Potting Mix Too)