Roots and Shoots

ABC Radio

The gardening program for gardeners and non-gardeners.

  • 27 minutes
    How to treat temperamental trees right

    Sab is back from Greece and ready to answer your gardening questions. 

    15:41 What your cherry tree really needs. 

    19:13 The best way to grow ginger. 

    15:41 Golden Cane Palms are popular, here's how to treat yours right. 

    The hilarious Sabrina Hahn is a font of knowledge.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720 

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

    12 November 2024, 7:45 am
  • 55 minutes 9 seconds
    Will your native plants benefit from a comfrey companion

    Broadcasting live from the Guildford Festival of Open Gardens

    21:36 Tips on what to grow to use in a DIY wedding bouquet.

    29:27 Is a comfrey plant a good companion plant? 

    33:50 If your Magnolia tree has started to suffer, here's how to help. 

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720

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

    9 November 2024, 1:00 am
  • 31 minutes
    Are you pruning your olive tree wrong?

    Sab is back from Greece and ready to answer your gardening questions. 

    06:29 Are you pruning your olive tree the wrong way?

    13:09 What your ficus tree really wants in order to thrive..

    15:41 Rats in your paw paw tree? No problem - Sab has you sorted! 

    The hilarious Sabrina Hahn is a font of knowledge.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720 

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

    5 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 55 minutes 26 seconds
    What needs to happen to fix Perth's tree canopy crisis?

    She's back, baby! Sab returns to tackle gardening questions, wetlands preservation and the issue of Perth's tree canopy crisis. 

    4:22 Are lady birds to blame for my nibbled eucalyptus? 

    27:21 What needs to happen to fix Perth's tree canopy crisis? with WATCA's Sarah Allchurch.

    37:34 The last-ditch effort to save the Cultural Centre Wetlands - with ecologist Mandy Bamford.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720

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

    2 November 2024, 1:00 am
  • 15 minutes
    Put down the hose! The best way to water your lawn

    Mark and Dan compare soils, native gardens and how to get the best mulch.

    Tets and Mark answer your garden questions including why it's not a good idea to hand water your lawn. 

    02:13 How to deal with army worms in your garden. 

    05:54 Replanting a 'Fuyu' Persimmon.

    11:54 The best way to water your lawn (put down your hose!)Mark Tucek is filling in for Sabrina Hahn.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720

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

    29 October 2024, 6:30 am
  • 55 minutes 41 seconds
    What's the best way to relocate my rootbound Silver Princess?

    Horticultural hero Dan Austin joins Amber to answer all gardening queries, great and small. 

    7:02 Is your flowering plant blooming erratically? This may be why.

    33:12 How to relocate a silver princess. 

    40:35 Tips for diagnosing camellia ailments. 

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720

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

    26 October 2024, 1:00 am
  • 16 minutes
    The quickest way to propagate lavender

    Mark and Dan compare soils, native gardens and how to get the best mulch.

    03:48 Why your irises are refusing to flower.

    05:43 Are you overwatering your kangaroo paws? 

    13:50 Tips on how to propagate lavender. 

    Dan Austin, horticulture lecturer and author is filling in for Sabrina Hahn.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720

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

    22 October 2024, 6:15 am
  • 54 minutes 4 seconds
    Growing a garden that's bushfire resilient, and beats the heat!

    Amber and Mark discuss everything from pet names for house plants, to bushfire resistant gardening.

    17:11 Skincare (barkcare) for beautiful lemon trees. 

    25:41 How to create a FireWise garden - with special guest Chris Ferreira

    41:11 Reviving a rose bush that’s seen better days 

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720

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

    19 October 2024, 1:00 am
  • Why are my fruit trees not fruiting?

    Mark and Tets ponder bananas, finger limes and mulberry trees that aren't bearing fruit, and offer some solutions.

    01:00 Finger limes not fruiting

    11:19 Can you transplant Geraldton wax plants?

    17:30 Grevillea leaves turning brown

    Mark Tucek is filling in for Sabrina Hahn.

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

    14 October 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 50 minutes 8 seconds
    Using fallen leaves as mulch around the garden

    Amber and Mark get down and dirty in the garden. 

    1:22 What to plant on a sandy slope that doesn’t get much sunlight.

    7:00 Which wetting agent is best — liquid or granules? 

    21:40 Can you use fallen leaves as mulch around the garden?

    Mark Tucek is filling in for Sabrina Hahn.

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

    12 October 2024, 1:00 am
  • 22 minutes
    How to remove root bound plants from clay and plastic pots

    Christian and Mark ponder lemon trees, New Zealand Christmas trees and more. 

    00:07 Is it normal for your lemon tree to only bear fruit on one side? 

    01:40 Tips on reviving your New Zealand Christmas tree (The pohutukawa tree).

    08:20 How to remove root-bound plants from clay and plastic pots.

    Mark Tucek is filling in for Sabrina Hahn.

    Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720

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

    8 October 2024, 6:00 am
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