Roots and Shoots

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! 
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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.

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?! 
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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 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: 
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.