Roots and Shoots

The gardening program for gardeners and non-gardeners. Carrie Cox and Mark Tucek get their hands dirty with all your gardening questions!  On the show this week: 17:15 Why is my cumquat producing tiny fruit?  23:44 Help, I used the wrong fertiliser on my kangaroo paws! 33:33 What's destroying my hibiscus?  Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App , Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to...

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 live on Saturdays a...

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 on 1300 222 720 or tex...

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

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 Radio Perth and ask your...

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 pot46:15 Ants have infested Shaun’...

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 ABC Radio Perth and as...

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 Saturdays at 9:00AM on AB...

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 calling in on 1300 22...

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 weird lumpy bits grow...

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 Perth and ask your qu...

Roots and Shoots emergency department is open for business.  With stethoscopes in hand, Sab and Amber give gardening first aid to all your poorly plants.  20:26 Growing veggies in wicking beds; what's the secret to success?  24:34 Give your maiden hair fern a sunshine holiday!  44:29 What seeds are bad for cockatoos, and why?  Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth an...

Jo and Sab cover everything from maggots to potted veggies. 06:03 Thinking of growing a mini vineyard? Alkaline soil might be the key. 08:40 How often to put microbes in your soil. 12:28 The pH level in your soil could be turning your tree brown.  14:06 If your soil is dry from the heatwave, here's what you need to do. The hilarious Sabrina Hahn is a font of knowledge. Listen to the program live o...

The gardening program for gardeners and non-gardeners. On today's show:  5:40 Can I cut back a kangaroo paw in this weather? 17:58 My banksia is drying out what can I do to fix it? 23:57 How can I treat scale on a fig tree? 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...

Jo and Sab on how to help your garden survive the stinking hot weather.  00:54 You might be tempted to prune the wilted leaves off your plants. Here's why you need to keep them!  01:37 Tips on keeping your garden welcoming for birds, lizards and other small creatures during summer time. 15:50 Why is your Dwarf Bay tree going brown? (It could be scorch burn).  The hilarious Sabrina Hahn is a font o...

Fresh off the plane from Bali and with Amber in tow, Sab helps out with gardening questions of all shapes and sizes.  5:57 Help, my passionfruit's leaves have gone curly-wurly!   18:11 Black ants, be gone! (but I don't want to use poison) 32:52 How to stop rats ringbarking your citrus trees Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on...

Jo and Sab get stuck into your summer gardening tips.  07:07 Why your passionfruit tree - and other fruit trees - are hungry in summer.  12:20 Bury your offal (unless you have a hungry dog). 17:47 Wondering when to prune your Hoya?  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 22...

Dan Austin and Hilary Smale team up to tackle questions on all stages of the mulch life cycle.  27:45 How long should I let my fresh mulch age before using?  31:31 I've inherited a yukka tree with my new house - how do I get rid of it?  48:38 Back to mulch - can I leave my tree's droppings to become mulch?  Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions...

In early episode #2 of Roots and Shoots, Amber and Sab get down and dirty with soil. 4:18 How soft night lights can help set a romantic mood for pollinating. 14:26 How to deal with unwanted couch grass, once and for all.  18:30 What's the best way of testing moisture level in my soil?  Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300...

In this special early-bird episode of Roots and Shoots, Sab and Amber help out with what plants will work (and what won't) in your space. 9:34 How to choose a good feature tree for my garden?  18:46 What NOT to plant in a narrow driveway space.  26:58 Why is my agapanthus not flowering?  Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 13...

Time is running out for starving Carnaby's cockatoos, as hot weather and low rainfall has decimated their food sources.  Sab and Amber take on the big, difficult question: is it too late to save our iconic black cockatoos?  7:06 Can I revive my hydrangeas from powdery mildew?  23:20 Sab updates us on the dire situation facing Carnaby's cockatoos. 34:03 Special interview with Dean Arthurell from Ca...

In a super-short speed round of Roots and Shoots, Hilary and Sab take a look at the Queensland fruit fly situation in Perth.  2:01 What do I need to do if I'm in the Qfly quarantine zone?  (to check if you are in the quarantine zone, head to the DPIRD website here and search your address) 14:12 Do orchids make for good presents?  15:54 What are all these weird growths on my grevillea?  Listen to t...

Amber and Sab let you know about that pesky fruit fly and more.  00:14 The Queensland fruit fly might be in your neighbourhood, here's what you need to know (and Sab's fly trap recipe!)  12:21 What's eating your pistachio trees?  19:35 Why have your tomatoes stopped growing?  The hilarious Sabrina Hahn is a font of knowledge. Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and...

Amber and Sabrina discuss the best ways to keep common garden pests and weeds under control.  0:55 Sab's bid to save the Perth Cultural Centre Wetlands.  33:26 Best traps for the worst pests?  41:20 Nematodes; nemesis or not so bad?  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 podcas...

Tets and Sab talk about her new book, grasshoppers and whether your garden is happy with the unusually milder weather. 02:42 How your garden might be feeling about the warmer weather. 05:57 Is something eating your cottonwood hibiscus? (Grasshoppers might be the culprit.) 11:43 Clay in your soil can affect roots systems. Here's what you can do.   The hilarious Sabrina Hahn is a font of knowledge....