Dear Dirt Doctor

Questions Answered the Natural Way

by Howard Garrett

220 Pages, 5.50 x 8.50 x 1.20 in

Sales Date: October 1, 2003

220 Pages, 5.50 x 8.50 x 1.20 in

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Introduction: Basics of Going Organic
- Ten Reasons to Go Organic
- Basic Organic Program
- Balance of Chemistry, Physics, and Biology
Soil and Bed Preparation
- Bed Preparation
- Planting in Solid Rock
- Mulch
- Peat Moss
- Treated Wood in the Garden or Landscape
Compost
- Basics
- Compost Questions
- Compost Checklist
Synthetic versus Natural Fertilizers
- Types of Organic Fertilizers
Pest Control and Beneficial Insects
- Althea Rust
- Ants
- Aphids and Other Small Insects
- Armyworms
- Bagworms and Caterpillars
- Bees
- Beneficial Insects
- Borers in Trees
- Boxelder Bugs
- Brown Recluse Spiders
- Butterflies
- Chiggers
- Chinch Bugs
- Crickets
- Cutworms
- Fire Ants
- Fireflies
- Fleas
- Flies
- Forest Tent Caterpillars
- Grasshoppers
- Grubworms
- House Pests
- Mealybugs
- Moles
- Mosquitoes
- Nematodes
- Powdery Mildew on Crape Myrtles
- Rhino Beetles
- Roaches
- Scale
- Scorpions
- Slugs, Snails, and Pillbugs
- Soldier Flies
- Spider Mites
- Squash Bugs
- Tarantulas
- Termites
- Thrips
- Ticks
- Tomato Blight
- Wasps
- Webworms
- Whiteflies
Pest Control Products
- Baking Soda
- Cinnamon
- Citrus Oil
- Citrus Peelings
- Corn Gluten Meal
- Cornmeal
- Diatomaceous Earth
- D-limonene
- Dormant Oil
- Garlic
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Lava Sand
- Molasses
- Nosema
- Orange Oil (D-limonene)
- Pepper
- Toxic Products
- Vinegar
Landscaping and Garden Maintenance
- Azaleas
- Bulbs
- Burning Leaves
- Detoxifying Contaminated Soil
- Earthworm Suicide
- Erosion
- Fall Is for Planting
- Flower Fragrance
- Foliar Feeding
- Fungi
- Gardenias
- Ground-Cover Choices
- Hollies
- Horseherb
- Hyacinth Beans
- Hyacinths
- Hydroponic Gardening
- Indian Hawthorn
- Ivy in Trees
- Lantana
- Living Fences
- Maintenance
- Mushrooms
- Nandinas
- Pansies
- Perennials
- Periwinkles
- Petunias
- Photinias
- Poison Ivy
- Ponds
- Roots and Pool Plaster
- Seasonal Color
- Soil Leveling and Armadillos
- Sprayers
- Steel Edging
- Vine Choices
- Vine Removal
- Weeds
Trees
- American Elm
- Bald Cypress
- Bradford Pears
- Bur Oak Fungus
- Chinese Pistachio
- Chinkapin Oak
- Chlorosis
- Christmas Tree Care
- Drought-Tolerant Trees
- Lightning Damage
- Live Oaks
- Mimosas and Carpenter Ants
- Mistletoe
- Mulberries and New Trees
- Pecans
- Pines
- Post Oaks
- Pruning
- Redbud Transplants
- Royal Paulownia
- Shantung Maple
- Shumard Oak
- Sick Tree Treatment
- Staking Trees
- Stump Removal
- Sweetgums
- Transplanting Trees
- Tree Planting
- Tree Problems
- Tree Recommendations
- Tree Replacement
- Tree Root/Foundation Problems
- Tree Seedlings
- Trees in Rocky Soil
Herbs
- Disease-Controlling Herbs
- Easy-to-Grow Herbs
- Herb Tea
- Pest Control Program for Herbs
- Begonias
- Echinacea
- Hibiscus
- Lemon Balm
- Oregano
- Passion Flower
- Roses
- Turk's Cap
- Witch Hazel
Vegetables, Fruits, and Other Food Crops
- Aloe Vera
- Banana Trees
- Companion Planting
- Hairy Vetch
- Onions
- Peppers
- Potatoes
- Rotating Crops
- Sweet Potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Veggie Washes
Wild Flowers and Wildflowers
- Wild Flower Shrubby Plants
- Wild Flower Trees
- Wild Flower Vines
- Common Wildflowers
- Bluebonnets
Turf
- Choosing Which Grass to Plant
- Bermudagrass Seed and Cornmeal
- Buffalograss
- Fescue
- Fungal Turf Diseases
- Grass and Tree Roots
- Grassburs
- Grass Clippings
- Grass Removal
- Lawn Leveling
- Ryegrass and Other Cover Crops
- Sod
- Spring Weeds, Grass Planting
- St. Augustine
- Weeding
- Zoysia
Indoor Houseplants
- Potting Soil
- Bonsai
- Ficus Trees
Wildlife/Animals
- Armadillos
- Birds
- Butterfly Gardens
- Dogs and Cats
- Lizards
- Mice and Rats
- Snakes
- Turtles
Appendix
- Books and Other Publications
- Formulas
- Index

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