Roots and Shoots

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.

Episodes

June 19, 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.

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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.

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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

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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

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June 2, 2026 30 mins

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 w...

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May 29, 2026 50 mins

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

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May 26, 2026 29 mins

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.

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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  

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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. 

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May 15, 2026 49 mins

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 licence!

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May 12, 2026 16 mins

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 podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to listen.

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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.

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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 says he can thin the trees and trim any "thorny growth".

03:08 Passionfruit success in the garden.

12:50 ABC listener Deb has yellowing leaves and red tinge on the leaves of her mottlecah - can Sab save it? Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to ...

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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 tree's been cleaved in two by lightning! 

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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 track of when you planted, pruned and more. 

14:50 How to know when discoloured leaves mean sunburn.

19:38 ABC listener Paul asks what some :gnarly looking like pimples" on the stem of his fig tree could be?Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like t...

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April 24, 2026 50 mins

Amber and Sab spill family secrets and provide astute gardening advice. 

07:22 Want to propagate...anything? All the tips here.

42:24 Sick, sad peppermint trees and what you can do about them. 

46:08 What to do when you have aphids on your strawberry plant. Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to listen.

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April 21, 2026 32 mins

Sab and Jo discuss rats, aphids and being humble.

01:37 What's with all the rats?

04:11 Tips on growing a bonsai tree.

12:12 Don't prune your climbing guinea flower now - only at the end of summer!Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to listen.

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On today's show: 

  • Hello and welcome to our Bog Witch Home! 
  • Why is my citrus producing so many teeny tiny fruits?
  • A brief interlude on the thrills and tech of modern pigeon-racing.

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April 10, 2026 49 mins

On today's show: 

  • Help save black cockies from trucks this harvest season 
  • Pure, unadulterated snottygobble joy!
  • What’s the trick to getting your passionfruit to fruit? 

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On today's show: 

  • Watermelons, credit cards and baby birds: Things to pop in your bra! 
  • How to grow stevia at home.
  • Tips for a thriving yuzu tree.

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