Roots and Shoots

ABC Radio

The gardening program for gardeners and non-gardeners.

  • 49 minutes 33 seconds
    The joy of snottygobble success!

    On today's show: 

    • Help save black cockies from trucks this harvest season 
    • Pure, unadulterated snottygobble joy!
    • What’s the trick to getting your passionfruit to fruit? 

    Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

    11 April 2026, 1:00 am
  • 52 minutes 40 seconds
    101 fun things to do with a bra in the garden

    On today's show: 

    • Watermelons, credit cards and baby birds: Things to pop in your bra! 
    • How to grow stevia at home.
    • Tips for a thriving yuzu tree.

    Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

    4 April 2026, 1:00 am
  • 25 minutes
    Supercharge your veggie patch with biochar

    Sab and Geraldine discuss biochar, autumn and planting

    01:39 Experimenting with biochar lately in your veggie garden. 

    05:09 What manure is right for what part of your garden. 

    09:18 How to help your climbing rose. Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

    31 March 2026, 6:00 am
  • 51 minutes 5 seconds
    Post-cyclone care for your windswept plants

    On today's show: 

    • Making a macadamia tree feel right at home.
    • Why is my grevillea not flowering? 
    • Can I save my tree uprooted by TC Narelle? 

    Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

    28 March 2026, 1:00 am
  • 19 minutes
    Tips on shielding your garden from the wind

    Sab and Jo discuss how to keep your garden safe when it gets windy. 

    00:45 Tips on shielding your garden from the wind

    11:16 ABC listener Pam asked for some tips to get a pop of "low maintenance colour" in a sandy soil garden bed.

    12:32 Want to grow dragon fruit? We got your back! Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

    24 March 2026, 6:30 am
  • 51 minutes 46 seconds
    Roots and Shoots LIVE from the Port to Pub Swim

    On today's show: 

    • Hello! from the Port to Pub Swim at Leighton Beach.
    • What's behind the dead brown patches overtaking my lawn?!
    • Can I make my own wetting agent? 

    Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

    21 March 2026, 1:00 am
  • 29 minutes
    St Patrick's Day sweet peas can wait

    Sab and Jo discuss plant superstitions, urine and beautiful flowering trees. 

    01:56 The old saying goes plant your sweet peas on St Patrick's Day but Sab wants you to wait.

    05:42 ABC listener Mark wants Sab to name her top five "most beautiful" flowering trees.

    22:14 13-year-old Seb wants to know why his pomegranate tree isn't growing well.Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to listen.

    Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

    17 March 2026, 6:00 am
  • 51 minutes 39 seconds
    Oh, my fair maiden(hair fern)

    On today's show: 

    • How to grow snottygobble in a pot
    • Fire, water, air, love: How to revive a maiden hair fern. 
    • Why oh WHY are my figs not ripening?! 

    Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

    14 March 2026, 1:00 am
  • 52 minutes 56 seconds
    Problematic persimmons and masses of manure

    On today's show: 

    • Persimmon problems
    • Lawn wars (Kikuyu vs. Buffalo)
    • How best to deliver bulk poo nutrients (pootrients!) across a huge garden

    Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

    7 March 2026, 1:00 am
  • 28 minutes
    Seeya later indoor ants!

    Sab and Jo discuss honey bandaids, ants and planting. 

    15:10 Sab's recipe to get rid of ants. 

    16:52 Recommendations of spiky native grass to keep people from walking in your garden. 

    18:56 Planting a lemon tree in sandy soil? Listen here.Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to listen.

    Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 221 025 or text 0437 221 025.

    3 March 2026, 6:00 am
  • 51 minutes 48 seconds
    Haircuts for palm trees... and birthday wishes for Amber!

    It's the Big Birthday Month here on Roots 'n Shoots – Happy 60th Amber! 

    13:51 How to coax fruits from my sulky orange tree? 

    37:15 What to keep in mind when repotting a cycad? 

    46:58 How much of a haircut will my palms endure?

    Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

    28 February 2026, 1:00 am
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