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Two Minutes in the Garden

Bite-sized informative updates on gardening basics, solutions, myths, news and other subjects of interest to gardeners both new and experienced. From the popular Empress of Dirt website (empressofdirt.net), home of creative and frugal ideas for your backyard garden.

info_outline Are Synthetic Fertilizers From Fossil Fuels? Do We Need Them? 06/24/2025
info_outline Peat in Gardening: What's the Problem? 06/05/2025
info_outline Overpotting: Should You Pot Up or Go Big? 05/01/2025
info_outline Noticing Nature: From Gardener to Naturalist 04/20/2025
info_outline Do Gravel Layers in Pots Improve Drainage? 03/16/2025
info_outline Can Weeds Reveal Soil Secrets? 12/09/2024
info_outline Should You Water Plants with Ice Cubes? 11/11/2024
info_outline Are High Brix Levels the Key to Pest-Free Plants? 10/17/2024
info_outline Ants in the Garden: Harmful or Beneficial? 08/07/2024
info_outline Vermicomposting -- It's Different From Regular Composting 06/17/2024
info_outline How Gardeners Came to Love Earthworms -- Soil's Tiny Engineers 05/29/2024
info_outline Are Today's Fruits and Vegetables Less Nutritious? 05/09/2024
info_outline The Purple Tomato: The First GMO Garden Seed 03/03/2024
info_outline Does Garden-Grown Produce Have A High Carbon Footprint? 02/12/2024
info_outline Does Touching Soil Make Us Happier? 01/22/2024
info_outline Do Gardeners Need Crop Rotation? 11/24/2023
info_outline Plant Nutrients (Part 4): "Up, Down, All Around" and the Phosphorus Myth 10/28/2023
info_outline Plant Nutrients (Part 3): The Trouble with Balanced Fertilizers 10/13/2023
info_outline Plant Nutrients (Part 2): What Do NPK Labels Mean? 09/28/2023
info_outline Plant Nutrients (Part 1): What You Need to Know 09/18/2023
info_outline Mushrooms: Friends or Foes in the Garden? 08/16/2023
info_outline Is Soap Safe to Use in the Garden? 08/01/2023
info_outline Composting (Part 4): How Much Compost is Too Much? 07/06/2023
info_outline Composting (Part 3): What to Add and What to Avoid 06/24/2023
info_outline Composting (Part 2): Simpler Than it Sounds 06/10/2023
info_outline Compost: The Most Valuable Organic Matter for Your Soil 06/02/2023
info_outline Humus: What Is It and Why It Matters 05/16/2023
info_outline Plants in Water: A Balancing Act 05/06/2023
info_outline No Mow May: Does It Really Help Pollinators? 04/15/2023
info_outline How Frogs Benefit Your Garden -- And How to Attract Them 04/01/2023
 
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