Roots and Shoots

On today's show: Sab puts a call out for QuisqualisNo love for fishbone fernsThe pressure facing WA's only wildlife hospital, and how you can helpSubscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Sab and Jo discuss slugs, potash and a special delivery of chocolate covered fruit.00:14 Are you noticing slugs everywhere in your garden?20:49 How to protect your grass tree from the wind.25:22 Is it too early or late to prune roses. 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 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

On today's show: Boring hedges can take a hike! Sab makes the case for lively gardens in aged care.Courtyard with minimal sun in winter? Deciduous plants are your friends.SOS! The mildew rot's got my peas! Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Sab and Jo discuss native plants, bravery and bubble wrap. 01:22 How to make a plant grow straight. 07:25 Lilies overtaken your garden? You can get rid of them.13:11 Native plants for you and your garden needs. 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 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

On today's show: Grapevine questions galore!How best to prune an indoor fiddle-leaf fig.Can I grow a lemon tree from fruit I've collected out and about?Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Amber and Sab together on a Tuesday!04:03 Why Sabrina doesn't use much wood mulch for her compost. 06:49 How to fertilise citrus trees! 08:32 An ABC listener asks whether he can freeze gall wasps to eliminate them.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 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

On today's show: Stay Strapped! How many secateurs do you have and what weird places do you keep them?Agave Death Bloom: The final skyscraper flower stalk of an agave that's officially had it.What to do with very pot-bound asparagus? Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Sab and Jo discuss poolside escapades, citrus trees and more.03:16 How to kill a tree stump. 04:30 Transplanting balga tree (grass trees).11:49 How to prune your mandarin tree.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 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

On today's show: How best to care for a saffron plant, post-sprouting.My girlfriend's carnivorous pitcher plant is happy and jugless BUT I want it to be happy and jugful.The FUNGUS is AMONG US. What to do with an invasion of armillaria.Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Sab and Jo wipe the tears away, learn a dance and get gardening.04:22 Why your lavender is not growing back like it used too. 06:29 Why you shouldn't plant this in your garden if you have kids or dogs in your garden. 08:38 What type of soil is best for planting a liquidambar. 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 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

On today's show: 7 y.o. Zac gives Sab a tour of his thriving veggie patch!What trees can provide food for black cockies?How to peacefully cohabit with a bunch of bandicoot newcomers.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 try to keep warm in this cold snap!03:55 ABC listener Bev asks what the best way to test her soil: chemical kits or three way soil probes? 04:27 What is safe distance to plant a mandarin tree from your neighbours fence?11:49 Advice on replanting bamboo if you don't like where it sits in your garden.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 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Amber and Sabrina talk banksias, winter planting and saving seeds with special guest Sue McDougall.12:12 How far back should a fig tree be pruned? 10:35 A sick Tipuana Tipu, could it be termites?47:13 How to grow sweet potatoes in bagsSubscribe 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 ponder sunshine, chilly air and needy plants. 00:47 Needy passionfruit vines. 03:53 Want to know what Sab would do with a Silver Princess? 06:27 How to help a hibiscus that snapped in the wind. 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 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Amber and Sabrina solve the mystery of the perennial coriander plant05:33  Pruning tips for a young hibiscus09:05 The start of the perennial coriander mystery21:25 The coriander plot thickens27:42 Sabrina solves the coriander mystery23:30 A very sick pittosporum treeSubscribe 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 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Sab and Jo discuss the aftermath of the storm and how to recoup any plants that may have been damaged by the wind. 00:33 Remedies for salt burn on your veggies after the storm25:05 Gardenia Florida flowering in winter? Don't worry - just enjoy it! 26:59 ABC listener Joanne seeking advice on what to do with a bush that was pushed over during the storm. 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 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Amber and Sabrina dive into the nation-wide issue of the passionfruit vines unable to fruit.03:23 Passionfruit vine flowering but not fruiting18:31 Can a ponytail palm, living close to a house cause the footings to lift? 32:36 Instruction on repotting a root-bound hoyaSubscribe 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 music, basil and how to kill weeds.00:30 How much phosphorus is needed for potting mix for your native plants 02:20 Growing basil in winter05:02 The different ways to kill your weeds.  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 on 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

The gardening program for gardeners and non-gardeners11:57 Saving a sad ficus from the bin43:28 Help me save my old marri tree  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 102.5 ABC Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Sab and Jo discuss Japanese mandarin trees, familiar sounds and aliens. 00:38 Curlin leaf on your mandarin tree? 04:38 Growing banksias is tricky! 06:42 The benefits of native potting mix. 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 102.5 ABC Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Amber and Sab cover worms, raspberries and pruning.13:11 My whole garden has been invaded by raspberries! 22:03 How much worm juice is TOO much worm juice?35:49 Who needs a pen licence when you can get a prune licence!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 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Sab and Jo discuss compost, pruning and more garden goodness. 00:18 Cutting the top of dead flowers - yay or nay? 03:21Growing flowers in the shade. 07:42 How and when to plant your grevillea. 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 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

On today's show: SOS – all the fruits on my blood orange tree are splitting! Olive trees galoreHow to help a Sturt Desert Pea feel more at home closer to Perth.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 trimming, fruit and all kinds of garden goodness.02:05 ABC listener Peter has over two hundred oranges on his tree, Sab says he can thin the trees and trim any "thorny growth".03:08 Passionfruit success in the garden.12:50 ABC listener Deb has yellowing leaves and red tinge on the leaves of her mottlecah - can Sab save it? 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: What to do about a plague of horseflies (with a cameo from Dr Bugalugs).What's a good substitute for scoria? Help – my tree's been cleaved in two by lightning! 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 Dolly Parton, favourite scents and of course, gardening! 06:43 A garden diary (or use an app) is a great way to keep track of when you planted, pruned and more. 14:50 How to know when discoloured leaves mean sunburn.19:38 ABC listener Paul asks what some :gnarly looking like pimples" on the stem of his fig tree could be?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 spill family secrets and provide astute gardening advice. 07:22 Want to propagate...anything? All the tips here.42:24 Sick, sad peppermint trees and what you can do about them. 46:08 What to do when you have aphids on your strawberry plant. 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.

Sab and Jo discuss rats, aphids and being humble.01:37 What's with all the rats?04:11 Tips on growing a bonsai tree.12:12 Don't prune your climbing guinea flower now - only at the end of summer!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: Hello and welcome to our Bog Witch Home! Why is my citrus producing so many teeny tiny fruits?A brief interlude on the thrills and tech of modern pigeon-racing.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: 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.

Jo Trilling and Sabrina Hahn take all your gardening calls, including a surprise call from Sab's daughter-in-law Olivia, who's having trouble establishing gum trees in her garden. 04:53 Elizabeth has four struggling kangaroo paw plants and wants to transfer them to pots. Sab talked her through how to do it. 13.30 Nick in Bremer Bay has grasshoppers eating the new tips off his mandarin tree and he's very annoyed.16.05 Heat is affecting Kay's roses.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.