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The Dirt Doctor Radio Show

The Dirt Doctor Radio Show

Written by: Howard Garrett
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Howard Garrett has extensive experience in natural organic landscaping, greenhouse growing, golf course planning and maintenance, and natural organic product development. He provides advice on natural organic gardening, landscaping, pet health, pest control and natural living.

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Episodes
  • Episode 800: February 20, 2026 ~ Dirt Doctor podcast audio
    Feb 21 2026

    This week's Dirt Doctor podcast with Howard Garrett has more answers to questions sent in by listeners and readers of the website. We are into spring planting and Howard Garrett offers tips about planting from seed, varieties to try, and organic products to use - and avoid. And much more!

    Show Notes:
    Fences - metal, wood, cedar posts
    Book - Lawn Care (by Howard Garrett)
    Coffee - mushroom variety

    Q&A:
    Watch plants for pests (get them early)
    Plumeria - move out in stages
    Percentages of soil amendments in beds (rates by square feet)
    Maples native vs hybrid
    Shantung maple, Japanese maple
    Alfalfa pellets as organic fertilizer (look at percentage in mix)
    Turf treatment
    Agralawn crabgrass killer
    Compost as fertilizer
    Avoid contaminated compost (picloram, chlopyralid)
    Leaf management
    Making own Garrett Juice - recipes
    General weed control, rescue grass

    Three of the advertisers on the Dirt Doctor site and podcast are Crazy Water, Douglass King Seed, and Doctor Ohhira's probiotics.

    Crazy Water is the only mineral water bottled in Texas. Rich with Mother Nature-infused minerals, which are more readily absorbed by your body. https://drinkcrazywater.com/

    Douglass King Seeds, Seed Specialist Since 1912, developer of Habiturf Native Lawn Mix, https://www.dkseeds.com/

    Dr. Ohhira probiotics have been part of the Garrett family health regimen for years. https://drohhiraprobiotics.com/dr-ohhira-probiotics/

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    54 mins
  • Episode 799: February 14, 2026 ~ Dirt Doctor Podcast audio
    Feb 14 2026

    Howard Garrett's weekly video podcast touches on many subjects and is supported by the library and content on his Dirt Doctor website and in his many gardening and landscaping books. This week signs of spring are all around (in the questions listeners sent in) and his art will be on display on Valentine's Day in a Deep Ellum art gallery.
    https://www.dirtdoctor.com

    Tea - may help with cedar fever
    SPCA dog
    Book Recommendation: The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming by Masanobu Fukuoka
    https://bit.ly/4aBSq85
    Ants on trees
    When to mulch leaves in compost
    Shredded tree trimmings
    When to move citrus trees outside in spring
    Hoja santa from seed
    Crape myrtle
    Ginkgo
    Palms
    Shade cloth
    In Howard's Garden (pruning)
    Podomatic - former podcasts

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    31 mins
  • Episode 798: February 3, 2026 ~ Bonus exercise Dirt Doctor podcast
    Feb 7 2026

    This is a short audio version of the video podcast that demonstrates the exercise routine that Howard Garrett does regularly. There are clues to his exercises in the discussion, but this is a podcast you'll appreciate more if you view it.

    Go to the Dirt Doctor home page and click on the YouTube button for this and all of the video podcasts. The direct link to the video of this podcast is at https://youtu.be/3_uCIbW_z8s.

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    10 mins
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