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Field Roebuck takes on the Dirt Doctor

Oooh, I love it when people call a Garden God's bluff. (Garden Gods is my affectionate term for the two older Texas gentleman that have their own garden radio shows - i think you know who I'm talking about - and treat everyone else like idiots when they ask a simple gardening question).

Check out this website. The site owner goes to great lengths to debunk Howard Garrett's claims that adding lava sand to your garden is beneficial. Whether or not this guy's correct is beside the point. Believing everything that "the experts" tell you about gardening is like failing to get a second opinion when the doctor tells you the softball-sized lump on your noggin is nothing to worry about. Furthermore, why are all the garden gurus men? P. Allen, Howard, Neil...

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A celebration of life in the garden, Xylem & Phloem chronicles the horticulture adventures of Dallas gardener Callie Works-Leary.
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