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How very kind of you, Susan. Thank you!

]]> Comment on Soil Testing: Comparing Home Kit Versus Lab Test by Susan Fotos https://empressofdirt.net/soil-testing/#comment-100626 Sat, 02 May 2026 11:52:22 +0000 https://empressofdirt.net/?p=65658#comment-100626 I love your newsletter! It is the one item I always read. Such common sense articles on a great variety of topics… all delivered with a sense of humor.

]]> Comment on 60 Plants To Grow For Homegrown Herbal Teas by Melissa J. Will https://empressofdirt.net/grow-your-own-tea/#comment-100624 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:33:04 +0000 https://empressofdirt.net/?p=38555#comment-100624 In reply to Jo.

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]]> Comment on 10 Common Garden Worries That Aren’t Worth Your Time by Melissa J. Will https://empressofdirt.net/no-worries/#comment-100623 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:32:29 +0000 https://empressofdirt.net/?p=152270#comment-100623 In reply to Marlene Stephenson.

Very kind of you, Marlene. Thank you!

]]> Comment on 10 Common Garden Worries That Aren’t Worth Your Time by Melissa J. Will https://empressofdirt.net/no-worries/#comment-100622 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:32:08 +0000 https://empressofdirt.net/?p=152270#comment-100622 In reply to Southwest Gardener.

That’s good to hear, thank you!

]]> Comment on 10 Common Garden Worries That Aren’t Worth Your Time by Marlene Stephenson https://empressofdirt.net/no-worries/#comment-100620 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:56:34 +0000 https://empressofdirt.net/?p=152270#comment-100620 These were very beneficial and glad I read them, they will help with all the information that’s out there. You always have the best advice, thanks so much.

]]> Comment on 10 Common Garden Worries That Aren’t Worth Your Time by Southwest Gardener https://empressofdirt.net/no-worries/#comment-100619 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:44:06 +0000 https://empressofdirt.net/?p=152270#comment-100619 As someone who lives and gardens in a hot, dry climate, I was pleasantly surprised at how universal these tips are. (Most gardening advice from “elsewhere” is pretty useless in the desert.)

]]> Comment on 60 Plants To Grow For Homegrown Herbal Teas by Jo https://empressofdirt.net/grow-your-own-tea/#comment-100618 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:10:00 +0000 https://empressofdirt.net/?p=38555#comment-100618 I’m a beginner hoping to learn good things.

]]> Comment on 2026 Spring Gardening Checklist (Free Printable) by Melissa J. Will https://empressofdirt.net/spring-gardening-checklist/#comment-100617 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:35:07 +0000 https://empressofdirt.net/?p=62706#comment-100617 In reply to Marlene Stephenson.

Thank you, Marlene!

]]> Comment on Will My Flowering Bulbs Come Back Next Year? by Melissa J. Will https://empressofdirt.net/flowering-bulbs-rebloom/#comment-100616 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:34:57 +0000 https://empressofdirt.net/?p=151128#comment-100616 In reply to Kathy Turpin.

Yes, you can. Always recommended to leave in foliage in place and let it die back naturally, but you can move them any time the ground is dig-able.

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