Episode Details

The March 28, 2026, Dirt Doctor Podcast with Howard Garrett discusses how to manage nutgrass (a sedge), hibiscus, a book recommendation (Bargyla Rateaver's Organic Method Primer), recommended tomato varieties, stink bugs in the house, why you can't grow grass under shade trees, bamboo management, cockroaches, selective organic herbicides, koi pond management, and hydrogen peroxide.
 
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Show Notes:

Crazy Water
SPCA dog
Nutgrass / sedge
Hibiscus
Book - Bargyla Rateaver's Organic Method Primer
Organic Program materials to use
Soft rock phosphate and substitutions for it
Tomatoes
Stink bugs in the house (flea beetles)
Growing grass in shade
Nutrients lacking in North Texas soil
Bamboo management
Cockroaches
Selective herbicides (organic)
Koi pond algae management
Hydrogen Peroxide, salt
HOCl dermatologist
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