Stashing secateurs where the sun don't shine
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 skyscrap...
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Roots and Shoots
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Listen to Roots and Shoots, a Games & Hobbies podcast by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Stream 269 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 of 269 episodesMy oh my, what a mandarin tree
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)....
Quick tips for getting great jugs
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...
What type of soil is best for your liquidambar
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...
Easy ways to make your garden bandicoot-friendly
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...
Make your bamboo work for you
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 so...
Banksias, figs, sweet potatoes and more
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...
Hibiscus, coriander, pittosporum and more
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 perennia...
Gardening after a storm
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 b...
Passionfruit flowers but no fruit
Amber and Sabrina dive into the nation-wide issue of the passionfruit vines unable to fruit. 03:23 Passionfruit vine flowering but not fruit...
How to make friends and kill weeds
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 Grow...
My feijoa has finished fruiting, is time for a trim?
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 t...
Native potting mix offers several benefits
Sab and Jo discuss Japanese mandarin trees, familiar sounds and aliens. 00:38 Curlin leaf on your mandarin tree? 04:38 Growing banksias is t...
Stabby Sabby: Licence to Prune
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...
All about deadheading spent flowers
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 th...
Roots, shoots and super fat fruits!
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...
Too much fruit? Time to chop chop!
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...
Can you save a tree that's been struck by lightning?
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 tre...
The joy of using a garden diary to enhance your gardening journey
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 trac...
Helping sick, sad peppermint trees
Amber and Sab spill family secrets and provide astute gardening advice. 07:22 Want to propagate...anything? All the tips here. 42:24 Sick, s...