Roots and Shoots

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 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.

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 flowering plant that is growing on her rock garden. 06:19 Here's what you can do about gnats in your soil. 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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 for a mature Eureka Lemon, split down the middle 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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 lemon tree looks like it has muscles? (Spoiler: it's gall wasps).  27:53 Once Everlastings finish flowering, should you allow them to seed where they are or collect the seeds and do yourself? 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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 - How to take care of the Macadamia tree heading into summer.  45:30 - Tips and tricks on where to go to get a quality black passionfruit 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025

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 germinate your quandong (or make some jam) here's a trick on how. 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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 growing bacon avocado trees. What are these mystery rings on my mother's tomatoes?!  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.

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!)  17:51 House sitter forgot to water your plants?  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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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 (7th Sept). Keeping rats at bay.  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.

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 has some tips to make them flower. 21:32 How to control powdery mildew on your grapevines. 36:03 Sab has plant suggestions for Lynn who has a garden bed that gets no winter sun but full summer sun.    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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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, 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.

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 it to give your plants a potassium boost? 15:23 ABC listener Charlene’s garden is overrun with spider plants. Sab has a surprising suggestion to get rid of them.  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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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 them.  11:50 A listener from the wheatbelt wants advice on how to transition her garden into a biodiverse habitat garden that provides food for wildlife.  13:20 Joe’s once bountiful lemon tree refuses to fruit since a major prune two years ago. He wants to know how to bring it back to its former glory.  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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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 do I stop snails eating my mail in my letterbox?!  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.

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 suggests some ways you can help. What plants can I grow that will provide good food for my pet parrot?  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.

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 is dieback and how to treat it. 19:25 Owen’s wife doesn’t like his kangaroo paws, Sab has some tips for relocating them. 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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 discuss cloning the Queen of Sheba orchid, the Wildflower Festival and National Science Week! Puffer vests: yay or nay? Sab and Amber fight it out.  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.

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 conditions.   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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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 flowering after six years.  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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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 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.

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 or late to prune roses.  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.

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!  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.

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 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.

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.  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.

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 them. 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.

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 very pot-bound asparagus?  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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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. Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on on 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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 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.

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. 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.

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 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.

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! 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.

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. 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.

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, 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.

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 listen. Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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!  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.

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 to listen. Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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. Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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. Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

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. 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.

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?  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.

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. 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.

Sab and Geraldine discuss biochar, autumn and planting 01:39 Experimenting with biochar lately in your veggie garden.  05:09 What manure is right for what part of your garden.  09:18 How to help your climbing rose.  Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

On today's show:  Making a macadamia tree feel right at home. Why is my grevillea not flowering?  Can I save my tree uprooted by TC Narelle?  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.

Sab and Jo discuss how to keep your garden safe when it gets windy.  00:45 Tips on shielding your garden from the wind 11:16 ABC listener Pam asked for some tips to get a pop of "low maintenance colour" in a sandy soil garden bed. 12:32 Want to grow dragon fruit? We got your back!  Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

On today's show:  Hello! from the Port to Pub Swim at Leighton Beach. What's behind the dead brown patches overtaking my lawn?! Can I make my own wetting agent?  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.

Sab and Jo discuss plant superstitions, urine and beautiful flowering trees.  01:56 The old saying goes plant your sweet peas on St Patrick's Day but Sab wants you to wait. 05:42 ABC listener Mark wants Sab to name her top five "most beautiful" flowering trees. 22:14 13-year-old Seb wants to know why his pomegranate tree isn't growing well. 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

On today's show:  How to grow snottygobble in a pot Fire, water, air, love: How to revive a maiden hair fern.  Why oh WHY are my figs not ripening?!  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.

On today's show:  Persimmon problems Lawn wars (Kikuyu vs. Buffalo) How best to deliver bulk poo nutrients (pootrients!) across a huge garden 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.

When an tree or branch infested with the polyphagous shot hole borer is cut down and mulched, what happens to the mulch after that?

Are you a gardening enthusiast who wants to increase your plant collection? Do you love listening to Roots and Shoots on Saturdays with Sabrina Hahn? Then join ABC Radio Perth on Saturday, 30 August for a Saturday Breakfast Plant Swap at Perth City Farm!

Tets and Sab cover mustering dogs, and smelling spring in the air. 02:42: Sab is planting radishes, and getting her veggie patch ready.  11:04: Tips on how to control clover/oxalis.  18:31: What to do if you have a verge tree and you want to encourage quicker growth. Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 10:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720 Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

Sab and Jo discuss honey bandaids, ants and planting.  15:10 Sab's recipe to get rid of ants.  16:52 Recommendations of spiky native grass to keep people from walking in your garden.  18:56 Planting a lemon tree in sandy soil? Listen here. 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 221 025 or text 0437 221 025.

It's the Big Birthday Month here on Roots 'n Shoots – Happy 60th Amber!  13:51 How to coax fruits from my sulky orange tree?  37:15 What to keep in mind when repotting a cycad?  46:58 How much of a haircut will my palms endure? 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.

Sab and Jo discuss seaweed, propagating and fungus. 05:10 Did you know that asparagus loves growing in salty ground? (Seaweed works a treat!) 22:25 Does your passionfruit tree bear no fruit? Help is on the way. 22:53 ABC listener Sue says "nothing" is happening with the growth of her Silver Princess, Sab shares her tips on how to help growth.  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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.

Amber and Sab help out with all sorts of misbehaving and ailing plants. 03:16 How to safely manage some roots gone wild on a mango tree. 26:43 My peppy tree is a bully that doesn't play nicely with other trees. 42:16 Treat your bananas to a delish helping of poo!   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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Sab and Jo discuss pest identification and turning seventy years young.  01:17 ABC listener Leonie has her pest identified - it was the native Red Jewel bug. 13:52 Need help with your hungry pumpkins? 20:33 How much room does your passionfruit vine need? 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Forget Valentine's Day – the real celebration today is seventy glorious years of our favourite bog witch!  01:21 A song for Sabrina! Thanks to Tempo & Jonesy for this brilliant tune. 24:02 HELP! Roos are feasting on my lawn. How to save the lawn without hurting my roo guests?  49:41 I've been given a dud blueberry bush. Is resurrection possible?  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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Native plants, exotic water plants with Mark Tucek filling in for Sab.  00:46 Have you heard the new term edimental? Edimentals are plants that are both edible and ornamental. 03:22 How to help your ornamental pear tree.  05:38 Something chewing your oranges? Help is at hand. 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Sabrina Hahn is joined by Christine Layton, who is filling in for Amber Cunningham 22:01 How to treat cracking and peeling bark on a lemon tree  24:02 How to help trees recover and heal from a rabbit attack 34:17 How to best support new growth on a coral gum sapling  Subscribe to the podcast through the 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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Got an infestation of little caterpillars? Who you gonna call?! Sab and Amber, of course.  03:11 How to take care of a Western Australian orchid. 31:21 What can I do in the garden to keep mozzie populations down?  38:31 HELP! I am being overrun with Cape Lilac caterpillars.  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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Sab and Jo discuss the best and worst smells in between calls from WA gardeners in need of tips.  06:43 Zanna asks about the best way of keep track of what's going on in the garden. 15:00 On super hot days your plants need sunscreen too. 22:00 Debbie's hydrangea hasn't flowered in two years, despite the leaves looking healthy. 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Agony aunts Amber and Sabrina hear the woes of wives whose husbands have pruned way too hard.  10:18 My Cut-leaf Banksia is on struggle street... how do I know when to call it?  23:49 Over-pruners come forward with their confessions. 33:18 How to grow cuttings taken from a very special mulberry tree. 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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Jo Trilling and Sabrina Hahn take all your gardening calls, including a surprise call from Sab's daughter-in-law Olivia, who's having trouble establishing gum trees in her garden.  04:53 Elizabeth has four struggling kangaroo paw plants and wants to transfer them to pots. Sab talked her through how to do it.  13.30 Nick in Bremer Bay has grasshoppers eating the new tips off his mandarin tree and he's very annoyed. 16.05 Heat is affecting Kay's roses. 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Mango, passionfruit and frangipanis – Sab and Christine dish out garden advice like they're on a tropical holiday. 10:40 Can (and should) I save seed from my passionfruit?  25:55 What is ailing my dear frangipani so? 41:05 It's mango season baby! What's the best fertiliser for sweet juicy fruits?  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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Sabrina and Jo Trilling are reunited on Arvos for 2026. On today's show: 2.00 Tackling mealy bugs takes persistence 7.08 How to deter rats from eating your figs 10.00 Zucchini plants are large but zucchini plants are dying off while still small. 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Worms are the flavour of the day, as Sab and Christian join forces to dish out gardening advice.  18:49 Why are my worm castings so soggy?!  42:56 Zucchini anatomy 101: How to tell the boys from the girls. 45:26 Why NOT to put composting worms in a wicking bed (also... they have five hearts!)  Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

For this early-bird Roots and Shoots special, Sabrina takes Asha for a stroll down the garden path of horty Qs and As.  03:00 How to grow great bottoms on your celeriac.  18:18 Root systems of small eucalypts.  31:38 Help, I'm being overrun by golden wattle!  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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Christine Layton and Sabrina Hahn with all your new year's gardening tips and tricks.  10.22 Sabrina shares how to look after a hibiscus split in the Sunday storm a few weeks ago. 12.20 Why you should leave a grass tree to seed when it's flowering. 26:00 Why grass trees stalks appear to be getting bigger.

In this early-bird special, bright-eyed Leonie and bushy-tailed Sabrina team up to take your gardening questions. 07:40 Giving poo as a Christmas pressie!  15:43 Help! Something's munching my hibiscus and I can't work out what it is!  32:35 How to get rid of Gleditsia suckers popping up all over the garden.  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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Sab is back! And she's brought along an entomologist friend. With Amber at the helm, the three of them delight in bugs, slugs and all things beetle-y.  00:36 Dr Bug-a-lugs (Darryl Hardie) brings us up to speed on the bright green and highly odoriferous beetles that have been laying siege to Geraldton.  17:48 Bug juice in a blender and sheep poo in a thermomix. 52:11 MyPestGuide Reporter app: the one-stop-shop for all your pesky buggy identification needs. 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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Amber Cunningham and Mark Tucek team up to deliver gardening know-how for all your pot-plant-problems.  23:30 Recipe to give your vegetables a yeasty good time!  40:40 What is the purpose of repotting?  46:54 Costa calls in to chat about the Kalamunda Garden Festival. 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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Christian Horgan and wildflower queen Sue Leighton team up to tackle your gardening questions.  00:31 ABC listener Kevin asks what to do to keep his passionfruit - which didn't flower or fruit for year and has suddenly "gone ballistic" - happy and continue to bear fruit?  05:09 How to transfer a frangipani from a pot to the ground (the bigger the hole the better!) 07:48 Tips on propagating jacarandas from seed. 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Amber and Mark delve into garden mysteries including the non-flowing jacaranda and the case of the earwig plague. 06:13 Fury spots have appeared on the trunk of a magnolia tree  11:00 7-year-old jacaranda tree not flowering 20:32 Advice on best bright flowering native species suited to pots in Mt Magnet  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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Jo and Mark Tucek talk native plants, weird white foam and how to help hungry citrus trees.  03:43 How to transplant an elk horn fern.  12:36 How to tell if your peach tree is lacking nutrients.   14:02 Known as the wedding bush, ABC listener Julie is wondering why her shrub has white foam at the base? (Could it be a spittle bug?) 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

From cycads to clivias, Mark Tucek and Geraldine Mellet provide wisdom for all your gardening troubles.  22:05 What's the best way to remove cycad pups?  26:33 Boots 'n Utes: Reporter Christine Layton explores native alternatives for your cottage garden with horticulturalist Matt Barratt. 33:34 Tips for growing Clivias from seed.  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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Jo and Mark Tucek want your garden looking spic and span for Chrissy. 05:08 Did you put your hand up to host Christmas like ABC listener Peter? Listen here for some tips on getting your garden ready for Christmas. 07:42 When to prune lilly pillys (both standard and small). 13:19 Should you prune conostylis when they turn brown and droopy?  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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Mark Tucek and Amber team up to deliver elegant solutions to all your planty woes. 14:30 Advice on propagating a very rare plant. 25:43 Boots 'n Utes: Reporter Christine Layton takes us to Ecoburbia. 31:58 How to care for an ailing Wollemi pine?  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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Jo and Sab talk weeds, surviving summer and pruning trees. 02:09 Fighting off gazania, a declared weed in much of Australia. 04:30 Protecting your garden in summer with a humble outdoor umbrella. 20:06 When to prune your loquat 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Sab and Amber tackle all the big issues including (but not limited to) whether you'll get busted for growing certain poppies, and a call-out for potential suitors named Allan. 03:32 What does the future hold for my ancient wisteria?  15:48 Mystery alert!! Anon caller asks about the legality of growing poppies. Sab, of course, has a good story to share here.  33:30 Grass trees, Allans, and Amber's matchmaking mission. 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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Jo and Sab talk poo, stone fruit and worm farms.  06:07 Have you got a plague of white butterflies in your garden? Sab describes what the caterpillar looks like so you can remove them  12:09 Can you use alpaca poo on your stone fruit tree?  20:06 Why a flowering plum tree is perfect for planting near your house or fence.  Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Jo and Sab sneeze over plane trees and solve your gardening questions.  05:04 Can you move a flourishing pincushion hakea if you need to?   07:03 What to do if a white powder appears on your agapanthus.  16:24 ABC listener Irene ask why her six-week-old, metre-high peas aren't flowering. 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Sab and Amber discuss opera, citrus genetics and taking inspiration from caterpillars when it comes to clenching exercises.  22:16 Help! My grass tree is beginning to rot... can it be saved?  39:19 How to teach kids about hereditary genetics with a weird mystery citrus tree. 48:40 Boots 'n Utes: Stop Smacking Bugs! Horticulturalist Ciara Hall speaks with reporter Christine Layton. 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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Jo and Sab get their hands dirty helping you with all your gardening dilemmas.   11:00 Slugs have invaded my worm farm, how I get rid of them? 16:40 Help me divide up my kangaroo paws or propagate them for seeding 18:02 Old friend of 720 ABC Perth Verity James welcomes some carnage to take out oriental fruit moths Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

There's birds. There's bees. There's also mention of an electric toothbrush. Sab and Amber don't shy away from the facts of life and neither should you. 07:09 Tomatoes and bees make love... but if the vibes aren't right, you can help out with a toothbrush.  13:35 Birds! It's almost time to count 'em.  Mandy Bamford from Birdlife Australia explains how you can participate in this year's Great Aussie Bird Count. 26:39 Why does my young silver princess have crispy leaves?  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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Jo and Sab on passionfruits, caterpillars and sunshine in your garden. 01:24 What to do with a sick frangipani tree. 03:57 Recommendations for creeper vine varieties to climb a windbreak lattice.  11:53 What is growing on your gum trees leaves? It could be webbing caterpillars. Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Jo and Sab solve your garden issues, one call at a time 00:47 ABC listener Nat wants some recommendations on what to plant near her chook pen and dog kennel - that will provide good shade and be suitable.  03:24 Do you have a tree you want to get rid of? Find out how.  04:13 Got the dreaded chilli thrip? What can you do about it. Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Sab and Amber delve into the world of wee flying beasties.  06:53 What's going on with potting mix these days?!  24:33 Cameo appearance from Dr Bugalugs to answer the question: Are these flying ants or termites?  31:43 Reporter Christine Layton speaks with former Navy vet Matt Lonie, who runs a gardening group for veterans with PTSD.  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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Roots and Shoots presented by Christine Layton today with Sabrina Hahn joining her in the studio 06:44 The arduous task of removing a yukka stump  23:19 Advice on tree species best suited to live 100 metres from the ocean 34:51 The tale of two mulberry trees, each doing very different thing 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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Amber and Sab together on a Tuesday at the Perth Royal Show!  07:11 If your mandarin tree is flowering, are you able to prune without harming the tree?  05:52 Janet called about yellowing leaves on her hedge. 08:52 Pomelo trees not flowering? Find out why.  Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, 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 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.

Can a good garden restore your faith in humanity? Sab and Amber certainly think so.  06:43 Sab recounts her recent frolic through a gorgeous little fairy garden.  27:21 Hort-reporter Christine Layton speaks with horticulturalist Simone Disney about planting in your garden hot spots.  39:53 What is sooty mould and how do I treat it? 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 222 720 or text 0437 922 720.