The Dirt Doctor Podcast Audio

Dirt Doctor this week with Howard Garrett - Bamboo, Fertlizer, and GolfThe August 29, 2026, Dirt Doctor Podcast with Howard Garrett answering listener questions regarding good forms of bamboo (that can grow in semi-shade), about how to get lavasand, about when to use fertilizers and what kinds to use, and some golf stories. Podcast HighlightsBamboo, Vinegar, Bad and Good Fertilizers, Lava sand, Sick Tree Treatment, Bad Fertlizers, Propagation Books, Howard's "air layering" propagation, golf annecdote, golf course design with Arnold PalmerAdvertisers: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/ Dr. Ohhira probiotics have been part of the Garrett family health regimen for years. https://drohhiraprobiotics.com/dr-ohhira-probiotics/Essential Formulas https://essentialformulas.com/https://www.dirtdoctor.com

The August 15, 2026, Dirt Doctor Podcast with Howard Garrett answering listener questions and discussing photos sent in to illustrate the problems they asked about. The site is being adjusted so photos can be added to the Ask Howard page. A big question - how to successfully transplant trees and shrubs in high summer plus a look at sucking insect pests such as aphids and scale. After a few teasers through the podcast it concludes with a short slideshow from the trip the Garrett family made to the Galapagos Islands some years ago. Podcast highlights: Tea recommendation Speaking Event in AugustSPCASuccessful transplanting in summerWhite scale and sooty moldSick Tree TreatmentPorganic preemergent - corn gluten mealPreemergent date for turf Neem shelf-life (AzaSol)Spinosadoak wiltpoison ivy/ 20% vinegarmealy bugs mound drenchMealybug destroyerGalapagos trip slideshowAdvertisers: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/ Dr. Ohhira probiotics have been part of the Garrett family health regimen for years. https://drohhiraprobiotics.com/dr-ohhira-probiotics/Essential Formulas https://essentialformulas.com/https://www.dirtdoctor.com

The August 1, 2026, Dirt Doctor Podcast with Howard Garrett discusses a small Brazilian pepper he discovered in a restaurant that he now grows to eat and as an ornamental plant. Biquinho peppers are also called "Little Beak" and "Sweetie Drops." Also answered questions that came in through the "Ask Howard" page on the Dirt Doctor website. Podcast highlights: LemonbalmBiquinho PeppersCheat sheetCornmeal toenail fungus Garrett Juice spray on vegetablesPurely Green/BioWashLambs EarSprinkler SettingsSoil probeMexican plumTree Problems, Jeff Hall arboristAdvertisers: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/ Dr. Ohhira probiotics have been part of the Garrett family health regimen for years. https://drohhiraprobiotics.com/dr-ohhira-probiotics/Essential Formulas https://essentialformulas.com/https://www.dirtdoctor.com