Howard Garrett, Dirt Doctor

06/11/2026

Life attracts life 🦆🌱🦆 enjoy this video of our visitors enjoying the garden together. To begin your journey of organic gardening check out our website dirtdoctor.com for helpful tips and how to’s and be sure to watch our most recent podcast episode on YouTube

06/10/2026

Dragonflies are aerial artists, and also very helpful in the yard as they eat flying pest insects, including house flies, gnats, and mosquitoes. They will sometimes eat old, weak, slow honeybees and can eat as many as 300 mosquitoes a day. They love to perch on the tops of sticks, fence posts, and stakes in the garden.
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06/09/2026

Bigtooth Maple and Mexican Buckeye 🪴🌰 two of my favorites that both thrive in the sun or shade

Our most recent podcast episode features the “Ask Howard” column and also touches on subjects like gardening organic fruit trees and how to safely work with chemicals like hydrogen peroxide check It out on YouTube or for more information head over to our website dirtdoctor.com

06/07/2026

The June 6, 2026, Dirt Doctor Podcast with Howard Garrett answers questions sent in by podcast listeners and web site readers to the Dirt Doctor site's "Ask Howard" feature. Lots of questions that came in that way this week, including photos from a listener. He also discusses the Dirt Doctor "Guides" and the reason for several formulas for his Tree Trunk Goop to restore injured trees. Finally, there are tips on safety when working with products like hydrogen peroxide.

Show Notes:
SPCA dogs
Poison Hemlock
Hydrogen Peroxide
Sick Tree Treatment
Tree Trunk Goop formulas
Pecan Tree Program
Pest control via tomato foliage tea
Nightshade family
Scorpions
Gardening Tools (Hori Hori knife)
Calendar and Dirt Doctor Guides
Public speaking events
Garrett Juice
Almond Verbena
Turks Cap
EFI Newsletter (https://essentialformulas.com/newsletter-subscription/)
Book availablity
Cheat Sheet

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05/29/2026

One of the many reasons to go organic 🌿🌺🕸️ to get started on your journey to a fully organic garden check out our website dirtdoctor.com or always feel free to DM us questions. Keep enjoying those healthy gardens

05/28/2026

Frogfruit in the turf 🌱 For more head over to dirtdoctor.com or check out our YouTube channel for more content

05/28/2026

Almond verbena is native to Argentina. It has an upright habit with slightly weeping, sometimes ungainly branches. In areas with mild winters the mature plants reach 15 feet in height and 6 feet in width.
At the branch tips are highly fragrant, delicate white flower spikes which sway gracefully at the slightest breeze, sending their aroma wafting over great distances. The buddleia-like flowers are produced in cycles from early spring through summer to fall. The wonderful flowers are a magnet to butterflies, bees, wasps and other nectar feeding pollinators.
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Almond Verbena COMMON NAME: Almond Verbena BOTANICAL NAME: Aloysia virgata Also called sweet almond verbena and is the most beneficial insect-attracting plant I have ever grown and the fragrance is wonderful. HEIGHT: 10’ - 15'…

05/27/2026

Straight from the garden, Eastern Red Cedar Tea 🫐🌿 if you tuned into the podcast you know all about the benefits of this herb tea, if you missed It take a listen on YouTube or check out our website dirtdoctor.com

05/25/2026