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

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How to Change the Color of Hydrangea Mar 11, 2019

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No, not with coffee grounds or rusty nails or pennies ... but there is a metal involved.

Read our detailed guide to hydrangea at Empress of Dirt: How to Identify and Prune Your Hydrangea

Should You Use Compost Tea in Your Garden? Mar 08, 2019

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Wrapping up our three-episode series -- can we come to a conclusion about compost tea's effectiveness?

The Compost Tea Debate - Part 2 Mar 06, 2019

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There are challenges in studying compost tea and it's not surprising there's disagreement.

The Compost Tea Debate - Part 1 Mar 04, 2019

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Maybe people swear by it, others say it's overhyped at best and even lump it it with garden myths.

Can Plants Solve Air Pollution in the Home? - Part 3 Feb 28, 2019

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New research shows plants can remove dangerous chemicals from the air -- after being genetically modified.

Plants as Air Purifiers - Part 2 Feb 25, 2019

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Do you only need 15-20 plants to clean the air in your house ... or is it more like 700?

Do Plants Remove Chemicals from Our Air? Feb 22, 2019

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It's been talked about for decades but are houseplants really natural air fresheners?

Is it Safe to Eat Sprouting Onions? Feb 19, 2019

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Are onions with sprouts okay to eat? The sprouts too? Or should we just throw the whole thing out?

Keeping Birds Safer from Cats in the Garden Feb 16, 2019

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CatBibs, bells, and other ways to reduce the number of birds killed by pet cats.

Should Cats Roam Free? Feb 13, 2019

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Cats kill millions of birds every year. Should we let them in our gardens and yards?