Roots and Shoots

On today's show: 

• A very scientific study into what type of beer snails prefer.
• Hip hip hooray! It's the Bonsai Society of WA's 50th Anniversary Bonsai Exhibition.
• Can I grow a fruiting mango down south? 

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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 gardening, book writing and opera. 

00:34 Sab has finished her next book! 

10:18 Looking for a small tree? An almond tree could work. 

12:23 ABC listener Megan has planted olive trees and gum trees as a windbreak and is looking for ways to promote 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.

Sabrina Hahn and Jacquie Lynch bring you Roots and Shoots LIVE from the Waroona Ag Show! 

On today's show: 

• 'Tis the season for the 2026 Quenda Count! Here's how to get involved.
• Macadamias galore! Why we love them and how to care for them.
• How to PROPERLY deal with gall wasp cuttings (not just straight into the compost!)

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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 Amber on Tuesday talking snail slime, forgotten guests and gardening

01:08 ABC listener Steve needs help with small snails in his garden (and not to use as a beauty treatment!)

04:23 Is your Lily pilly looking wan? Here's how to help scale. 

09:59 Oh no, you've got aphids! 

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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: 

• Dealing with an aphid infestation.
• How to get rid of gazania, and what to replace them with.
• Eucalyptus caesia silver princess and its close relations.

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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 Mark Tucek discuss native plants

00:31 Tips for what to plant in your very own bush tucker garden (such as finger limes, native guava, Davidson plums).

02:29  ABC listener Margaret asks how to get rid of a flowering plant that is growing on her rock garden.

06:19 Here's what you can do about gnats in your soil.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.

Wind damaged Mango trees, spring lawn maintenance and a lemon tree winched together after a near fatal split

41:22  How to dethatch a couch lawn 

43:09 Mulch suggestions for a clay soil, native garden

48:23 First Aid for a mature Eureka Lemon, split down the middle

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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 pruning, lemon trees, gall wasps are more.

00:24 Sab shares details of the Kimberley garden she created complete with red vines and other rare natives. 

12:40 ABC listener Mike asks Sab why his lemon tree looks like it has muscles? (Spoiler: it's gall wasps). 

27:53 Once Everlastings finish flowering, should you allow them to seed where they are or collect the seeds and do yourself?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.

Christine Layton stepping in for Amber Cunningham today on Roots and Shoots with Sabrina Hahn. 

06:55 - Preventing the breynia nervosia (also known as the snow bush) from developing damage to new offshoots.

11:18 - How to take care of the Macadamia tree heading into summer. 

45:30 - Tips and tricks on where to go to get a quality black passionfruit tree. 

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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

Horticulturist Mark Tucek in for Sab on this week's episode: 

02:45 Tips for positioning, fertilising, watering and pruning kangaroo paws.

05:35 A dry winter calls for more wetting agents, here's why.

07:57 Want to germinate your quandong (or make some jam) here's a trick on how.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.