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Send us Fan Mail Very enjoyable and informative chat with the awesome Diago of Thefunguywa. Diago cultivates choice mushroom varieties on his business premises in Morley, pumping out grow-boxes of predominantly Lions mane and oyster mushrooms, just to name a few.  Diago's wonder and enthusiasm for all things fungi is contagious and in addition to the edible varieties, we found ourselves talki...

Send us Fan Mail Had a brilliant and nerdy pod with Botanist Laun and horticulturalist Bella.  Both work at Dawsons garden world. This one was VERY loosely themed about their experience going through tafe/uni and their respective experiences working at one of Perth's oldest garden centres together. Strap in for the nerdy plant bants (plants) Sammy. Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow u...

Send us Fan Mail Have a listen to this cracker of a pod with Trent Baljeu - MD of DSATCO mulch - One of WA's best known family-owned garden businesses. Lupin is the most well-known of their 5-product range. It is 100% organic and so rich in nitrogen that it can virtually replace a synthetic nitrogen feed for your kitchen gardens. We also spoke for a while about the agricultural history of Won...

Send us Fan Mail HAPPY 40TH PODCAST! Enjoy a forgotten pod from mid-may, where Sam is feeling worse for wear after a night of drunken birthday karaoke and Casey is sleep deprived/overworked and grumpy.  We were consummate professionals however and limped, I mean powered through another juicy pod. This one is (very) loosely themed around winter food foresty/urban farming. Enjoy squad. Support the s...

Send us Fan Mail Sammy and Case (case on the call-in) had a ball chatting to Kalamunda locals and creators of the Kalamunda Garden festival. What utter Legends these two are! Have a listen to the lengths that Andrew and Mandy go to, to make one of Perth's favourite gardening events a reality, it's not easy and it's a testament to their commitment to their cause. These two are on a m...

Send us Fan Mail KC schooled Sam about the Koppen climate classification system on this one. Keen gardeners everywhere should take the time to learn the nuances of climate classification with the Koppen system. Why you might ask? Well, by understanding climate classification, you can build out the main bedrock of your garden designs with superbly well-adapted species of plants; saving yourself a t...

Send us Fan Mail Enjoy this one from the studio with Sam, Casey and the Cheeky gardener,  aka- Paul :D (he didn't bring Walter in) Paul is a Mt Lawley local and regular Sunday times columnist. Check out his IG account, where he is posting links to his articles, documenting his seasonal garden activities, including fruit tree pruning, building pizza ovens, paving projects and backyard renos. W...

Send us Fan Mail Sam and Case are back with a new episode about a very specific beetle - Polyphagous shot-hole borer; A chewing "pest" species of beetle that has been very selfishly depriving Casey of sleep lately. This inconspicuous little insect is causing all sorts of havoc around Perth at the moment, burrowing into every species of tree it can get it chewing mouthparts into, includin...

Send us Fan Mail Casey was on baby duty again, so Sammy took over for another guest interview. Managed (somehow) to lure yet another living legend into the studio for a 50-minute interview.  Sam took great pleasure spending time with Ramiz, talking all things liquid fertilisers, science, agriculture and more. Enjoy clumps! Dr Ramiz Boulos invented a new class of antibiotics and founded Boulos &amp...

Send us Fan Mail Bituva riff between us on cool things to get in the ground now for a colorful spring garden. Timing is key with gardening! Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram @herbyourenthusismpod Support the podcast at buymeacoffee.com/sambeckforO

Send us Fan Mail Who's ever eaten a finger lime, quandong or Davidson's plum??? Ripper of an ep incoming! No Casey again this time unfortunately, but Sam had a ball interviewing Mark Tucek of TUCKERBUSH. Mark is responsible for developing one of the best commercially available range of Australian bush tucker plants in WA. Mark was kind enough to bring about 15 of his plants into the stud...

Send us Fan Mail Sup clumps! Sam and Casey co-pod for the first time since December, due to babies and family tings. Enjoy hearing us catch up with each other's lives, hopefully this pod doesn't put you to sleep in the same way that it did for Caseys brand new Baby.  Enjoy. Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram @herbyourenthusismpod Support the podcast at buymeacoffe...

Send us Fan Mail Enjoy Sammy's interview with the gnome himself! Costa has been hosting Gardening Australia for the last 12 years alongside an elite gardening dream team on the East coast. Thanks to Andrew and Mandy; creators of the Kalamunda garden festival, Sam was able to sit down for an amazing 1.5 hrs with this freight train of enthusiasm. Hopefully the first of many pods with this livin...

Send us Fan Mail We're back! This week we've got another guest interview for you herb addicts. The legends behind the pumping IG page THE.TNK.LOFT joined Sam for an interview. Drew and Nicole kindly explain how they transformed their unremarkable inner-city dwelling into a spectacular living forest of plants. We also go into the therapeutic benefits of being surrounded by plants in your...

Send us Fan Mail AUDIO QUALITY WARNING Please be patient with the first quarter or so of this one, the audio was a bit choppy to begin with, but gets better throughout. Super stoked to bring you guys this interview with Steve Aldridge from Wild Movement Perth. Steve run his own business up gnangarra way, working to expose Perth kids to nature. His nature school program include learning bushcraft s...

Send us Fan Mail Had a ball talking to the awesome and energetic Mel from RewildingSuburbia on IG.  We cover creating habitat for native bees, urban farming and growing edible plants, the importance of involving kids with nature, costas beard, insect print shirts and much more. Enjoy! S & C. Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram @herbyourenthusismpod Support the podcast at...

Send us Fan Mail **NERD ALERT We decided to talk about something a bit different in this one - Plant taxonomy and classification! Knowing a little bit about distinguishing characteristics of plants and a bit of latin, comes in very handy when you're trying to identify that mysterious blue flowering creeper or strappy grass. We focus on the plant family SOLONACEAE. Hopefully ya'll aren&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Super stoked to bring ya'll this fantastic interview with Mitch_grows. Mitch has built a huge social media following in the Uk, chronicling his transition from a chef with his own catering business in London, to a successful organic vegetable grower, specialising in the no-dig method of production. Do yourself a favour and check out his awesome IG profile. Hope ya'll enj...

Send us Fan Mail In honour of Casey's new, epic cookbook "Seasoned" This one's a continuation of the last one, where we chat about key food plants making up various world flavours/cuisines. Support the show Enjoying the show? Follow us on Instagram @herbyourenthusismpod Support the podcast at buymeacoffee.com/sambeckforO

Send us Fan Mail How good's growing your own fresh, seasonal food outside your back door?! In honor of Casey's new, epic cook book release, this one's themed around growing the best food plants from around the world. We also trade tangents on how various cultures, i.e., Morocco and scandinavia have developed their own distinct combinations of flavors using herbs and spices that occu...

Send us Fan Mail Ever thought about factoring in rising average summer temperatures into your planting scheme/garden design?? Tune in to listen to Casey and I discuss the reality of gardening in a drier climate. Man-made climate change is here to stay and it effects Perth gardeners in ways that might surprise you.  Sticking to planting local/endemic plants in your garden will pay huge dividends in...

Send us Fan Mail September- Dec is by far the best time to be a gardener in beautiful Perth. Never will you see as much colour and vibrancy around our city as now. Sam and Jules sussed out the wildflower festival in Kings park today and it blew their minds! Once again, the dedicated horts, botanists and groundsmen have outdone themselves, check out the cartoonishly beautiful paper-daisy displays f...

Send us Fan Mail Check out this interview with the endlessly creative, innovative and talented Charlie Mcgee of Fremantle! Very kind of Charlie to share his time talking about his latest musical endevours, permaculture, travelling the country in his veggie-oil-fueled converted firetruck and more. If you're a millenial, into permaculture and haven't heard of Charlie and what he's doi...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for joining us again! Have a crack at this saucy pod. Expanding on our juicy little catalogue of edible gardening/urban farming episodes, this one will offer you some information on practical tips for growing food in an urban setting! Hope you enjoy! Peas! S & C. Need help with you garden? Sam and Casey would love to help inspire and guide you in growing your own beauti...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as for a casual, free-form chat about basic landscape design. If you'd like us to go into more detail about this subject, or would like us to get additional experts on to expand on anything you heard here, please reach out to us. Hope you enjoy the pod! Peas! S & C. Need help with you garden? Sam and Casey would love to help inspire and guide you in growing your o...