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

Rooting hormones an easy way to improve the odds that our cuttings will take root -- and also to speed up the process a little bit.

Rooting Hormones for Successful Cuttings

There's a whole slew of amendments to buy or make -- and many do some good for our plants. But there's also a lot to be said for keeping things simple.

Do You Need Soil Amendments?

You hear all the time that some plants need well-drained soil, but what does that mean, exactly? How do we know if we have it and what can we do about it?

Improving Your Garden Drainage

They're the world's most abundant animal. Almost all of us have nematodes in our gardens. They do a lot of good for the soil but some of them can badly damage your plants.

Nematodes: Good or Bad for the Garden?

It has lots of enthusiastic supporters among gardeners -- and it also gets called snake oil. Can we come to any conclusions about compost tea?

Compost Tea: Does it Help 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.

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

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