Roots and Shoots

Mar 07 2025 243 ep. 50 mins 725
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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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How to grow a nutty feast for hungry cockatoos

Mar 07 2025 55 mins  
Amber and Sabrina delve into the nutty world of macadamias, pot preference and planting tiny tuart trees. 6:25 How can I convince my macadamia tree to provide more nuts? 30:50 Terracotta vs plastic pots 36:38 How to give baby tuarts the best start at life Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen. Listen to the program

Wrangling rhubarb in your garden

Mar 03 2025 28 mins  
Jo and Sab cover surfing, spider eggs and the changing of seasons. 04:47 Why is your rhubarb still scrawny? 09:15 If moths and armyworms are destroying your lawn, here's how to help. 15:35 Tips on what lawn to plant. 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 o

Pruning a 40-year-old feijoa tree

Feb 28 2025 55 mins  
The gardening program for gardeners and non-gardeners 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

Handy hose: how to use pantyhose in your garden

Feb 24 2025 25 mins  
Jo and Sab cover theatre buffs, green thumbs and more. 07:02 If you had a bumper crop of mangoes one year, what can you expect for the following year? 10:10 What could be eating your foliage in the middle of the night? 19:46 Ways to use pantyhose in your garden. The hilarious Sabrina Hahn is a font of knowledge. Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radi

When ants attack! How to save your pot plants from an ant invasion.

Feb 21 2025 54 mins  
From critter control to a crash course in root trimming, Amber and Sab tackle all your gardening questions. 17:00 Phil has grown a poinciana from the seed of a red flowering tree but his poinciana is white flowering. Why is that? 23:33 An umbrella tree getting too big for its pot. Sabrina talks us through the procedure of trimming the roots to keep it in the same pot 46:15 Ants

Why is your peppermint tree dying?

Feb 17 2025 25 mins  
Jo and Sab solve your gardening questions. 00:54 Why almond trees (and some banksias) might keep your neighbourhood cockatoos happy. 04:04 Peppermint tree dying, reviving, dying? Never fear, Sab might have the answer. 18:33 What's on your plants? It could be spider eggs. The hilarious Sabrina Hahn is a font of knowledge. Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on A

Life after fungus, frangipanis and useful maths for garden magic!

Feb 14 2025 53 mins  
Sabrina's one year older, a whole lot wiser, and ready to put that wisdom to good use (answering your gardening questions)! 2:37 Sab brings us up to speed on this week's WALGA Urban Forest conference. 24:35 What should I do with potted soil, following a fungal situation? 40:39 Sab's mathematical equation for perfect frangipani propagation. Listen to the program live on Satur

How to get rid of armyworms

Feb 10 2025 31 mins  
Jo and Sab mispronounce words whilst solving your gardening questions. 02:41 Are your tube stock plants thriving? 10:40 Mature tree losing its leaves? Here is what it could be. 26:37 Armyworms in your lawn? Check out these tips. 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 c

Wattle I do?! How to tackle the bumpy brown bits growing on your acacia

Feb 07 2025 55 mins  
For this round of Roots and Shoots, Amber and Sab teach us how to politely remove the ugly, lumpy, creepy, grubby invaders from your garden. 12:05 No need for pesticides - how to intercept a lawn beetle invasion using your old wedding sheets. 29:01 Paper wasps vs. lawn grubs - a cheery lesson in the unflinching brutality of nature! 39:30 Wattle galls - what to do about the we

Want to know the best time of day to water your lawn?

Feb 03 2025 30 mins  
Jo and Sab debate the best time of day to water your lawn (and enjoy a cup of tea whilst you do it). 01:12 What is the best time of day to water your garden? 17:40 Is it possible to grow a banana tree in your backyard? 24:04 Drying out your plants when repotting. The hilarious Sabrina Hahn is a font of knowledge. Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio