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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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Jun 24, 2023
What can you add to your compost pile? Is it any organic material, or are there some things you may want to avoid? What about dryer lint or hair?
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Jun 10, 2023
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Jun 2, 2023
When it comes to building healthy soil, there may be no more important tool in the garden than compost. So what is compost, and how does it help our plants?
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