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    Two Minutes in the Garden: Gardening Tips, Science, Myths

    Two Minutes in the Garden: Gardening Tips, Science, Myths

    Two Minutes in the Garden: Gardening Tips, Science, Myths

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    Length:
    405 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    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.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 405 episodes

    Title

    Are Today's Fruits and Vegetables Less Nutritious?

    Are today's fruits and vegetables -- the ones you buy at the store -- less nutritious t...

    11 minutes
    		May 09, 2024

    The Purple Tomato: The First GMO Garden Seed

    We always used to be able to say that there were no GMO garden seeds. That's still true...

    13 minutes
    		Mar 03, 2024

    Does Garden-Grown Produce Have A High Carbon Footprint?

    A recent study claimed that urban-grown fruits and vegetables had a carbon footprint si...

    14 minutes
    		Feb 11, 2024

    Does Touching Soil Make Us Happier?

    For the last 15 years, gardeners have been told that soil acts like an antidepressant, ...

    12 minutes
    		Jan 22, 2024

    Do Gardeners Need Crop Rotation?

    It can do great things on farms, but does crop rotation make sense in a garden? What ar...

    11 minutes
    		Nov 24, 2023

    Plant Nutrients (Part 4): "Up, Down, All Around" and the Phosphorus Myth

    Do nutrients really specialize in one aspect of plant growth, like roots or shoots? Why...

    10 minutes
    		Oct 28, 2023

    Plant Nutrients (Part 3): The Trouble with Balanced Fertilizers

    Are you using a balanced fertilizer in your garden? It may seem like a simple and effec...

    12 minutes
    		Oct 13, 2023

    Plant Nutrients (Part 2): What Do NPK Labels Mean?

    Most countries use a confusing and outdated NPK labelling system for fertilizer package...

    11 minutes
    		Sep 28, 2023

    Plant Nutrients (Part 1): What You Need to Know

    Our plants can't live without them, but how do we know that they're getting them? Do we...

    14 minutes
    		Sep 18, 2023

    Mushrooms: Friends or Foes in the Garden?

    Not everyone wants them in their garden, but others grow them deliberately. They aren't...

    11 minutes
    		Aug 16, 2023