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Two Minutes in the Garden: Gardening Tips, Science, Myths - Test episodes
- The Debate About Epsom Salt (Part 2)
What does scientific research tell us about the effectiveness of Epsom salt in the garden?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: How to Grow Mums From Cuttings
8 min - The Debate About Epsom Salt (Part 1)
It's a divisive issue in gardening circles. Will Epsom salt do wonderful things for your plants, or it is a load of unscientific hooey?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: 7 Unique Garden Art Easel Ideas
8 min - Variegated Leaves: Causes and How to Keep Them
Variegation is very highly sought after, both in houseplants and for the garden. What is variegation and what challenges can it create for gardeners?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: 17 Flower Seeds to Sow Mid-Summer
7 min - Do Sunflowers Move to Follow the Sun?
Maybe the best-known attribute of sunflowers is that they follow the sun as it moves across the sky during the day. But do they? Or is it just a popular misconception?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: How to Make a Birdcage Flower Planter
9 min - Sunflowers: Not Always What They Seem to Be
Their flowers aren't exactly flowers and their seeds aren't actually seeds, but sunflowers are one of the world's most recognizable and loved garden plants.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Free Raised Bed Building Plans
8 min - How to Grow Sunflowers in Your Garden
Sunflowers are very easy to grow and pretty low-maintenance. You just need to get a few things right -- and make sure you buy the right seeds.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: 10 Surprisingly Good Dollar Store Finds for Gardeners
7 min - Double Flowers ... and Their Value to Pollinators
All those extra petals provide a dense bundle of color, so gardeners love them. But pollinators and other garden wildlife may take a different view.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: 24 Clever Garden Problem-Solvers Using Household Items
7 min - Preventing Heat Damage to Your Plants
Extended periods of hot temperatures can create stress for your plants and cause damage -- some that you can see and some you can't. What can you can do about it?
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: DIY Raised Garden Bed with Built-in Privacy Wall
6 min - Bolting Vegetables: Can You Prevent It?
Bolting can ruin your vegetables in a blink of an eye. You can sometimes avoid it, but it's really just part of the natural lifecycle of plants.
NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: When to Take Plant Cuttings (Season By Season)
7 min - The Science Behind Pruning and Deadheading
Why would we ever want to wound our plants? Can we really get more growth by cutting parts off? And what about more blooms?
READ MORE at Empress of Dirt: How to Deadhead Flowers for More Blooms
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About Two Minutes in the Garden: Gardening Tips, Science, Myths - Test
From the publisher's feed
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.