Roots and Shoots

Roots and Shoots

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Roots and Shoots episodes

  • Can peanuts be grown in Perth?
    • How to manage the use of greywater in the garden
    • Follow up on a crepe myrtle that took five days to dig out and transplant
    • We know peanuts grow well in Kingaroy, what about in Perth?
    53 min
  • Keeping mango trees healthy and fruitful

    Sab and Jo discuss snoring dogs and happy gardens. 

    16:41 Tips on keeping mango trees healthy and fruiting.

    18:45 ABC listener Heidi is struggling to keep her seaside rosebushes alive but luckily Sab had the answer.

    25:12 Advice on when to take cuttings off your mulberry 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

    30 min
  • Monarchs and Milkweed

    On today's show: 

    • We all love monarch butterflies but is it ok to deliberately plant milkweed?
    • 27-year-old wisteria vine unwell, can it be saved?
    • Ongoing issues with tomatoes and Sabrina’s quick-fire remedies 

    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.

    50 min
  • Yummy meals for ladybugs

    Sab and Jo discuss the art of arm-wrestling while solving your garden questions. 

    03:17 Ladybugs (or ladybirds) eat aphids but do they eat fungus?

    07:00 Pot plants and timelines for to replant or repot different plant varieties (and why using a wetting agent is so important!) 

    15:20 ABC listener Anne wants to propagate a few of her plants and luckily Sab has all the steps. 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.

    29 min
  • Marvellous muntings: The Three-Breasted Strawberry

    On today's show: 

    • Strawbs gone wild! What's the science behind this weirdly-shaped fruit?
    • What to do about these fluffy little white bugs eating my mulberries?
    • Chooks vs. Hubby... someone's gotta go! 

    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.

    51 min
  • Early fruiting and confused plants

    Sab and Jo discuss how the weather has plants confused. 

    00:36 The weather has plants confused and some like Sab's peach tree have fruited earlier. Here's how to handle irregular weather when gardening. 

    03:34 Don't use sprays in your garden and save the insects like bees, beetles and more. Sab and a few listeners have spotted some flower spiders in their gardens. What is in yours?

    21:56 Zinc, potassium, minerals, trace elements and more. Science and plants go together like birds and bees.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.

    25 min
  • Snails on the sauce (and what's their brew of choice?)

    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? 

    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.

    52 min
  • Going nuts for almond trees

    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.

    24 min
  • Roots and Shoots LIVE from the Waroona Show

    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!)

    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.

    53 min
  • Snail slime for your face and garden

    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! 

    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.

    28 min

About Roots and Shoots

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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…

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