Roots and Shoots

Recent episodes

1. A Flowerless Silver Princess from Roots and Shoots

   Aug 1, 202652 min

   Sabrina Hahn and Amber Cunninham tackle all your mid-winter garden questions. 02:01 Couch grass infestation 17:48 Four-year-old avocado trees, when and how much to prune 29:59 Home propagated Silver Princess, not flowering after six years. 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.

2. Yass Queen, hunting for the elusive Sheba from Roots and Shoots

   Jul 28, 202631 min

   Sab and Jo go orchid hunting for the rare Queen of Sheba 06:11 When to plant your summer seedlings. 08:19 Planting after couch grass removal. 24:00 How to prune your frangipanis.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.

3. Bog Witches embark on a quest for Quisqualis from Roots and Shoots

   Jul 25, 202652 min

   On today's show: Sab puts a call out for Quisqualis No love for fishbone ferns The pressure facing WA's only wildlife hospital, and how you can help 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.

4. Slug season is here from Roots and Shoots

   Jul 21, 202630 min

   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.

5. Flowers for OIdies: Why we need good gardens in our aged care homes from Roots and Shoots

   Jul 18, 202652 min

   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.

6. Replacing lawn with native plants from Roots and Shoots

   Jul 14, 202625 min

   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.

7. We heard it down the grapevine... from Roots and Shoots

   Jul 11, 202652 min

   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.

8. The gall of the gall wasps from Roots and Shoots

   Jul 7, 202631 min

   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.

9. Stashing secateurs where the sun don't shine from Roots and Shoots

   Jul 4, 202651 min

   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.

10. My oh my, what a mandarin tree from Roots and Shoots

    Jun 30, 202624 min

    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.

11. Quick tips for getting great jugs from Roots and Shoots

    Jun 27, 202650 min

    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.

12. What type of soil is best for your liquidambar from Roots and Shoots

    Jun 23, 202628 min

    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.

13. Easy ways to make your garden bandicoot-friendly from Roots and Shoots

    Jun 20, 202651 min

    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.

14. Make your bamboo work for you from Roots and Shoots

    Jun 16, 202619 min

    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.

15. Banksias, figs, sweet potatoes and more from Roots and Shoots

    Jun 13, 202652 min

    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 bags 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.

16. Hibiscus, coriander, pittosporum and more from Roots and Shoots

    Jun 6, 202653 min

    Amber and Sabrina solve the mystery of the perennial coriander plant 05:33 Pruning tips for a young hibiscus 09:05 The start of the perennial coriander mystery 21:25 The coriander plot thickens 27:42 Sabrina solves the coriander mystery 23:30 A very sick pittosporum 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.

17. Gardening after a storm from Roots and Shoots

    Jun 2, 202630 min

    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 storm 25:05 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.

18. Passionfruit flowers but no fruit from Roots and Shoots

    May 30, 202650 min

    Amber and Sabrina dive into the nation-wide issue of the passionfruit vines unable to fruit. 03:23 Passionfruit vine flowering but not fruiting 18:31 Can a ponytail palm, living close to a house cause the footings to lift? 32:36 Instruction on repotting a root-bound hoya 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.

19. How to make friends and kill weeds from Roots and Shoots

    May 26, 202629 min

    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 winter 05:02 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.

20. My feijoa has finished fruiting, is time for a trim? from Roots and Shoots

    May 23, 202650 min

    The gardening program for gardeners and non-gardeners 11:57 Saving a sad ficus from the bin 43:28 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.