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Oct 29, 2020
In the fall, we may scramble to bring some plants indoors or cover them -- while others will make it through the winter fine. What do frost and cold temperatures do to plants?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: How to Preserve Fall Leaves and Wildflowers with...
Oct 24, 2020
They're one of the easiest plants to grow -- even if they are garden hogs -- and were one of the first vegetables ever cultivated.
ALSO FROM Empress of Dirt: How to Root Pothos Cuttings
Oct 19, 2020
Some people are still reluctant to "leave the leaves" -- and one objection is that leaves will "rob the soil" of an essential nutrient.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: 4 Easy Ways to Overwinter Geraniums
Oct 16, 2020
There's lots of good nutrients in fall leaves -- and we know not to send them to landfill -- but can we really just "leave the leaves"?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: How to Grow Cover Crops to Improve Your Garden Soil
Oct 11, 2020
You'll find all sorts of conflicting advice online about planting depth, but does it really make much of a difference how deep you put your bulbs?
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