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Roots and Shoots

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Roots and Shoots
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  • Roots and Shoots

    Quick tips for getting great jugs

    27/06/2026 | 50 mins.
    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.
  • Roots and Shoots

    What type of soil is best for your liquidambar

    23/06/2026 | 28 mins.
    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.
  • Roots and Shoots

    Easy ways to make your garden bandicoot-friendly

    20/06/2026 | 51 mins.
    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.
  • Roots and Shoots

    Make your bamboo work for you

    16/06/2026 | 19 mins.
    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.
  • Roots and Shoots

    Banksias, figs, sweet potatoes and more

    13/06/2026 | 52 mins.
    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.
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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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