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.
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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

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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Show Notes:

Howard's Tea
SPCA dogs
Dirt Doctor Online Class https://bit.ly/4qbi0Xh

Howard Q and A

Hori Hori knife
Ice treatment products
Basalt sand
Cat litter - zeolite
Video topic discussion - Big Box stores with prominent displays of hazardous products
Roundup (no longer with glyphosate, but still dangerous)
Pets in ice and snow
Italian Stone Pine
Dirt Doctor Destinations https://bit.ly/4tiqrmz (add your business)
Howard's tree climbing dogs
Fabulous Trees Slideshow
Mahonia in bloom
Dirt Doctor site search features work now
Bird of Paradise
What to plant in the spring?
How to start plants indoors
Discussion of new Dirt Doctor website https://www.dirtdoctor.com
Planting
Humate, soft rock phosphate, epsom salts, Garrett Juice (Compost tea)
Lighting for plant growing
Howard Garrett books

This is the new Dirt Doctor podcast recorded in Dallas, Texas, episode dated January 21, 2026. Topics include:

The SPCA Report
Coffee - Chem X Pour Over
Tea - Juniper, ginger, nettles
Basic Organic Program
Detox Program
Sick Tree Treatment
Tree Trunk Goop
Q & A Ask Howard

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The new Dirt Doctor podcast has dropped via YouTube account. This was a one-off test, so our podcasts will continue but via our normal video sites for the time being. Useful information is still at https://www.dirtdoctor.com

For more helpful information, advice, and recommendations, go to www.dirtdoctor.com.

For more helpful information, advice, and recommendations, go to www.dirtdoctor.com.

For more helpful information, advice, and recommendations, go to www.dirtdoctor.com.