# Soil testing, marigolds from seed, and more topics from the listener mailbag

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Podcast: [Growing Together: A Gardening Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-together-a-gardening-podcast-6052555)
Published: 2026-04-09T21:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Time for a thorough spring cleaning of the Growing Together mailbag. In this episode, Don and John answer listener questions about amaryllis bulbs, soil testing, starting marigolds from seed, and plenty more timely topics. If you have your own questions, email them to Don Kinzler at donald.kinzler@ndsu.edu.

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