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Roots and Shoots
Roots and Shoots
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Hilarious gardening expert Sabrina Hahn answers all your gardening questions big and small. Roots and Shoots is the gardening program for green thumbs and non-gardeners. Join the program live on ABC Radio Perth twice a week.
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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.
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.
Sab and Geraldine discuss biochar, autumn and planting01:39 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.
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.
Sab and Jo discuss how to keep your garden safe when it gets windy. 00:45 Tips on shielding your garden from the wind11:16 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.
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.
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.
On today's show: How to grow snottygobble in a potFire, 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.
On today's show: Persimmon problemsLawn wars (Kikuyu vs. Buffalo)How best to deliver bulk poo nutrients (pootrients!) across a huge gardenSubscribe 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.
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.
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.
Sab and Jo discuss seaweed, propagating and fungus.05:10 Did you know that asparagus loves growing in salty ground? (Seaweed works a treat!)22:25 Does your passionfruit tree bear no fruit? Help is on the way.22:53 ABC listener Sue says "nothing" is happening with the growth of her Silver Princess, Sab shares her tips on how to help growth. 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.
Amber and Sab help out with all sorts of misbehaving and ailing plants.03:16 How to safely manage some roots gone wild on a mango tree.26:43 My peppy tree is a bully that doesn't play nicely with other trees.42:16 Treat your bananas to a delish helping of poo! 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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.
Sab and Jo discuss pest identification and turning seventy years young. 01:17 ABC listener Leonie has her pest identified - it was the native Red Jewel bug.13:52 Need help with your hungry pumpkins?20:33 How much room does your passionfruit vine need?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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.
Forget Valentine's Day – the real celebration today is seventy glorious years of our favourite bog witch! 01:21 A song for Sabrina! Thanks to Tempo & Jonesy for this brilliant tune.24:02 HELP! Roos are feasting on my lawn. How to save the lawn without hurting my roo guests? 49:41 I've been given a dud blueberry bush. Is resurrection possible? 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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.
Native plants, exotic water plants with Mark Tucek filling in for Sab. 00:46 Have you heard the new term edimental? Edimentals are plants that are both edible and ornamental.03:22 How to help your ornamental pear tree. 05:38 Something chewing your oranges? Help is at hand.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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.
Sabrina Hahn is joined by Christine Layton, who is filling in for Amber Cunningham22:01 How to treat cracking and peeling bark on a lemon tree 24:02 How to help trees recover and heal from a rabbit attack34:17 How to best support new growth on a coral gum sapling Subscribe to the podcast through the 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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.
Got an infestation of little caterpillars? Who you gonna call?! Sab and Amber, of course. 03:11 How to take care of a Western Australian orchid.31:21 What can I do in the garden to keep mozzie populations down? 38:31 HELP! I am being overrun with Cape Lilac caterpillars. 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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.
Sab and Jo discuss the best and worst smells in between calls from WA gardeners in need of tips. 06:43 Zanna asks about the best way of keep track of what's going on in the garden.15:00 On super hot days your plants need sunscreen too.22:00 Debbie's hydrangea hasn't flowered in two years, despite the leaves looking healthy.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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.
Agony aunts Amber and Sabrina hear the woes of wives whose husbands have pruned way too hard. 10:18 My Cut-leaf Banksia is on struggle street... how do I know when to call it? 23:49 Over-pruners come forward with their confessions.33:18 How to grow cuttings taken from a very special mulberry tree.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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.



