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Roots and Shoots

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  • Roots and Shoots

    Caring for Kangaroo Paw

    14/11/2026 | 51 mins.
    Sue McDougall joins Amber Cunningham, filling in for Sabrina Hahn.
    When your kangaroo paw has finished flowering, what needs to be done?
    The difference between a tissue culture and a grafted corymbia beeliar orange
    Like the look of a hydrangea but need something hardier?
    Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.
  • Roots and Shoots

    When life gives you lemons

    10/11/2026 | 22 mins.
    Sab and Jo discuss lemon trees, stressed plants and cicadas in the studio.
    06:03 Detailed instructions on how to move a three-metre flowering avocado tree. 
    08:33 Helping a lemon tree after a nearby fire caused  its leaves to turn brown (Sab says lemon trees are tough!)
    10:11 What to do about a gall wasp infected tree in your neighbours green waste.
    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.
  • Roots and Shoots

    Can peanuts be grown in Perth?

    07/11/2026 | 52 mins.
    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?
  • Roots and Shoots

    Keeping mango trees healthy and fruitful

    03/11/2026 | 30 mins.
    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 102.5 ABC Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.
  • Roots and Shoots

    Monarchs and Milkweed

    31/10/2026 | 49 mins.
    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.
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About Roots and Shoots
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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