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Roots and Shoots

ABC

250 episodes

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 Radio Perth twice a week.

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  1. Yummy meals for ladybugs

    · 29 min

    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…

  2. Marvellous muntings: The Three-Breasted Strawberry

    · 51 min

    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…

  3. Early fruiting and confused plants

    · 25 min

    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…

  4. Snails on the sauce (and what's their brew of choice?)

    · 52 min

    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?…

  5. Going nuts for almond trees

    · 24 min

    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…

  6. Roots and Shoots LIVE from the Waroona Show

    · 53 min

    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…

  7. Snail slime for your face and garden

    · 28 min

    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…

  8. Gazanias, be gone!

    · 54 min

    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. Subscribe to the podcast through ABC…

  9. Growing plums for spring salads

    · 32 min

    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…

  10. Purple Fanfare Blossom

    · 56 min

    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…

  11. No green thumb? Everlastings are for you

    · 29 min

    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…

  12. How to properly take care of the Macadamia tree

    · 52 min

    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 -…

  13. Growing paw-fect kangaroo paws

    · 22 min

    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…

  14. Everlastings, tomato rings and bacon avocados!

    · 51 min

    On today's show: • Jade Barker and Sue McDougall (Chief Horticulturalist at Kings Park Botanic Gardens) answer your gardening questions. • What's in store for this year's Kings Park Everlastings Festival. • Advice for…

  15. Impress your friends with homegrown avo on toast

    · 28 min

    Sab and Geraldine discuss the weather, planting, watering and more. 02:52 Bougainvilleas love chicken feed! 12:41 Best tricks to grow avocados that are perfect for avo toast (or for avo's in the arvo or the evening!)…

  16. Sab's gone nuts! (and you can too)

    · 52 min

    On today's show: • Macadamias for Carnaby cockatoos, and how you can register for the trees online. • Nannas for Native Forests bring us up to speed on their handmade craft campaign for World Threatened Species Day…

  17. Waffle about wattle

    · 40 min

    Happy National Wattle Day! Jo and wattle queen Sab discuss grapevines, rose bushes and remind listeners to stay out of canola crops. 14:49 Help! Julie’s Geraldton wax won’t wax and her peach blossom won’t blossom. Sab…

  18. Roots and Shoots LIVE from the Plant Swap '26 at Perth City Farm

    · 54 min

    Amid the cutthroat swapping of plants, Sab and Christine take questions from the audience. Plus, a surprise cameo from ABC News Breakfast weather presenter Nate Byrne! Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen,…

  19. Excess bananas? They’re good for more than just cakes

    · 21 min

    Sab and Jo discuss the best vegetables for hot inland areas, weeds, and using the hard stuff. 7:00 My avocado tree leaves are going brown and brittle, what’s going on? 11:25 How to make banana water and can you use…

  20. Naughty gardening with chilli willy seeds and nipple cherry tomatoes

    · 52 min

    On today's show: • Welcome to the Giggle Garden: What plants make you laugh? • Botany legend Professor Kingsley Dixon on the results of the ABC's Most Amazing Wildflower poll. • Not quite gardening, but almost... How…

  21. What makes your lilly pilly silly and how to not lose your nuts

    · 25 min

    Sab and Jo discuss rats, tomato worms and the best time to trim your nut bushes. 5:15 If you’ve ever noticed little bumps on your lilly pilly leaves it might be psyllids. Sab explains what they are and how to treat…

  22. Golden Gumnuts and the Suspicious Earwax Substance

    · 52 min

    On today's show: • Are my gumnuts growing gold? Earwax?! Or a third, slightly more plausible option? • Break out the cone of shame for Western Australia — our extinction rates are some of the worst in the WORLD. Sab…

  23. How to keep your wife happy and relocate kangaroo paws

    · 27 min

    Sab and Jo discuss natives, gall wasp and treating verge trees like your own child. 01:31 ABC listener Dee wants to know what native plants do well in the shade and why her poinciana tree isn’t flowering. 15:31 What…

  24. What's our Chief Plant Fiddler been up to lately?

    · 51 min

    On today's show: • What is Australia's Most Amazing Wildflower? Head to our voting page to have your say (and Happy National Science Week!) • Kings Park's Senior Plant Breeder Digby Growns joins us in-studio to…

  25. You can’t grow oysters in your garden, or can you?

    · 29 min

    Sab and Jo discuss pruning, propagating and land oysters. 02:15 Struggling fruit trees? Sab has some tips to kick start their growth. 07:50 How to get rid of citrus canker. 15:17 An update on the new Treebate…

  26. A Flowerless Silver Princess

    · 52 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…

  27. Yass Queen, hunting for the elusive Sheba

    · 31 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…

  28. Bog Witches embark on a quest for Quisqualis

    · 52 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…

  29. Slug season is here

    · 30 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…

  30. Flowers for OIdies: Why we need good gardens in our aged care homes

    · 52 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!…

  31. Replacing lawn with native plants

    · 25 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.…

  32. We heard it down the grapevine...

    · 53 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…

  33. The gall of the gall wasps

    · 31 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…

  34. Stashing secateurs where the sun don't shine

    · 52 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…

  35. My oh my, what a mandarin tree

    · 24 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…

  36. Quick tips for getting great jugs

    · 51 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…

  37. What type of soil is best for your liquidambar

    · 28 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…

  38. Easy ways to make your garden bandicoot-friendly

    · 51 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…

  39. Make your bamboo work for you

    · 19 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…

  40. Banksias, figs, sweet potatoes and more

    · 52 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…

  41. Helping hand for your hibiscus

    · 32 min

    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…

  42. Hibiscus, coriander, pittosporum and more

    · 53 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…

  43. Gardening after a storm

    · 30 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…

  44. Passionfruit flowers but no fruit

    · 51 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…

  45. How to make friends and kill weeds

    · 29 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…

  46. My feijoa has finished fruiting, is time for a trim?

    · 50 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.…

  47. Native potting mix offers several benefits

    · 22 min

    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…

  48. Stabby Sabby: Licence to Prune

    · 50 min

    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…

  49. All about deadheading spent flowers

    · 17 min

    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…

  50. Roots, shoots and super fat fruits!

    · 52 min

    On today's show: • SOS – all the fruits on my blood orange tree are splitting! • Olive trees galore • How to help a Sturt Desert Pea feel more at home closer to Perth. Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen,…

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