- 49 minutes 10 secondsMonarchs and Milkweed
On today's show:
- We all love monarch butterflies but is it ok to deliberately plant milkweed?
- 27-year-old wisteria vine unwell, can it be saved?
- Ongoing issues with tomatoes and Sabrina’s quick-fire remedies
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31 October 2026, 1:00 am - 29 minutesYummy meals for ladybugs
Sab and Jo discuss the art of arm-wrestling while solving your garden questions.
03:17 Ladybugs (or ladybirds) eat aphids but do they eat fungus?
07:00 Pot plants and timelines for to replant or repot different plant varieties (and why using a wetting agent is so important!)
15:20 ABC listener Anne wants to propagate a few of her plants and luckily Sab has all the steps. Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to listen.
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27 October 2026, 6:15 am - 50 minutes 41 secondsMarvellous muntings: The Three-Breasted Strawberry
On today's show:
- Strawbs gone wild! What's the science behind this weirdly-shaped fruit?
- What to do about these fluffy little white bugs eating my mulberries?
- Chooks vs. Hubby... someone's gotta go!
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24 October 2026, 1:00 am - 25 minutesEarly fruiting and confused plants
Sab and Jo discuss how the weather has plants confused.
00:36 The weather has plants confused and some like Sab's peach tree have fruited earlier. Here's how to handle irregular weather when gardening.
03:34 Don't use sprays in your garden and save the insects like bees, beetles and more. Sab and a few listeners have spotted some flower spiders in their gardens. What is in yours?
21:56 Zinc, potassium, minerals, trace elements and more. Science and plants go together like birds and bees.Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to listen.
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20 October 2026, 6:00 am - 51 minutes 41 secondsSnails on the sauce (and what's their brew of choice?)
On today's show:
- A very scientific study into what type of beer snails prefer.
- Hip hip hooray! It's the Bonsai Society of WA's 50th Anniversary Bonsai Exhibition.
- Can I grow a fruiting mango down south?
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17 October 2026, 1:00 am - 24 minutesGoing nuts for almond trees
Sab and Jo discuss gardening, book writing and opera.
00:34 Sab has finished her next book!
10:18 Looking for a small tree? An almond tree could work.
12:23 ABC listener Megan has planted olive trees and gum trees as a windbreak and is looking for ways to promote growth. Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to listen.
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13 October 2026, 6:00 am - 52 minutes 55 secondsRoots and Shoots LIVE from the Waroona Show
Sabrina Hahn and Jacquie Lynch bring you Roots and Shoots LIVE from the Waroona Ag Show!
On today's show:
- 'Tis the season for the 2026 Quenda Count! Here's how to get involved.
- Macadamias galore! Why we love them and how to care for them.
- How to PROPERLY deal with gall wasp cuttings (not just straight into the compost!)
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Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.
10 October 2026, 1:00 am - 28 minutesSnail slime for your face and garden
Sab and Amber on Tuesday talking snail slime, forgotten guests and gardening
01:08 ABC listener Steve needs help with small snails in his garden (and not to use as a beauty treatment!)
04:23 Is your Lily pilly looking wan? Here's how to help scale.
09:59 Oh no, you've got aphids!
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6 October 2026, 6:00 am - 53 minutes 37 secondsGazanias, be gone!
On today's show:
- Dealing with an aphid infestation.
- How to get rid of gazania, and what to replace them with.
- Eucalyptus caesia silver princess and its close relations.
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3 October 2026, 1:00 am - 32 minutesGrowing plums for spring salads
Amber and Mark Tucek discuss native plants
00:31 Tips for what to plant in your very own bush tucker garden (such as finger limes, native guava, Davidson plums).
02:29 ABC listener Margaret asks how to get rid of a flowering plant that is growing on her rock garden.
06:19 Here's what you can do about gnats in your soil.Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to listen.
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29 September 2026, 6:45 am - 55 minutes 34 secondsPurple Fanfare Blossom
Wind damaged Mango trees, spring lawn maintenance and a lemon tree winched together after a near fatal split
41:22 How to dethatch a couch lawn
43:09 Mulch suggestions for a clay soil, native garden
48:23 First Aid for a mature Eureka Lemon, split down the middle
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