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Attracting pardalotes to your garden

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Amber Cunningham |Sabrina Hahn

The gardening program for gardeners and non-gardeners. Sabrina Hahn is hilarious and a font of knowledge. 5:05 Will a eucalyptus preissiana grow in a tight spot next to pavers? 22: 54 Attract smaller insect eating native birds into your garden with prickly shrubs30:41 Watermelon vine big and healthy but no fruit yet, should it be pulled out? Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen
Live from the banks of the Swan River

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Amber Cunningham |Sabrina Hahn

A special Saturday Breakfast broadcast from the banks of the Swan River as part of the River Guardians Festival:19:10 Two year old peppermint tree suddenly very sick23:59 Can you induce flowering and fruiting with a dragon fruit cactus? Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen
Can you make your own fertiliser from weeds?

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Amber Cunningham |Sabrina Hahn |Hilary Smale

Hilary and Sabrina are on the tools this week, answering your garden questions. 2:10 The link between army worm grubs and the spate of magpie and crow deaths14:14 Mary has given her citrus tree every soil amendment available and yet it still complains (citrus leaf miner)16:50 Herb asks if stinky weed tea is as good as manure for fertilising the garden
How to grow a nutty feast for hungry cockatoos

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Amber Cunningham |Sabrina Hahn |Asha Couch

Amber and Sabrina delve into the nutty world of macadamias, pot preference and planting tiny tuart trees. 6:25 How can I convince my macadamia tree to provide more nuts? 36:38 How to give baby tuarts the best start at lifeSubscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen
When ants attack! How to save your pot plants from an ant invasion. - ABC listen

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Amber Cunningham |Sabrina Hahn

From critter control to a crash course in root trimming, Amber and Sab tackle all your gardening questions. 17:00 Phil has grown a poinciana from the seed of a red flowering tree but his poinciana is white flowering. Why is that? 23:33 An umbrella tree getting too big for its pot. Sabrina talks us through the procedure of trimming the roots to keep it in the same pot46:15 Ants have infested Shaun’s potted plants. Sabrina explains how to get rid of the ants and keep the plants healthy.
Wattle I do?! How to tackle the bumpy brown bits growing on your acacia

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Amber Cunningham |Sabrina Hahn |Asha Couch

For this round of Roots and Shoots, Amber and Sab teach us how to politely remove the ugly, lumpy, creepy, grubby invaders from your garden. 12:05 No need for pesticides - how to intercept a lawn beetle invasion using your old wedding sheets. 29:01 Paper wasps vs. lawn grubs - a cheery lesson in the unflinching brutality of nature! 39:30 Wattle galls - what to do about the weird lumpy bits growing on your wattle tree.
It's time to treat your maiden (hair fern) to a sunny vacation

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Amber Cunningham |Sabrina Hahn |Asha Couch

Roots and Shoots emergency department is open for business. With stethoscopes in hand, Sab and Amber give gardening first aid to all your poorly plants. 20:26 Growing veggies in wicking beds; what's the secret to success? 44:29 What seeds are bad for cockatoos, and why? Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen
Is now the right time to prun a kangaroo paw?

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Amber Cunningham |Sabrina Hahn

The gardening program for gardeners and non-gardeners. On today's show:5:40 Can I cut back a kangaroo paw in this weather? 17:58 My banksia is drying out what can I do to fix it? 23:57 How can I treat scale on a fig tree? Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.
What is the "boy sober" phenomenon happening among young women? - ABC listen

Jan 6, 2025 | abc.net.au | Amber Cunningham

There is a new phenomenon among young women, who are choosing to go "boy sober" - giving up boys like you might give up cigarettes. Some of the most talked about, and disturbing, stories from the past twelve months may provide a clue as to why this phenomenon has occurred. Firstly, a woman whose husband repeatedly drugged her so that he and 51 men in their community could rape her. Her name is Giselle Pelicot.
Sab's recipe to say bye, bye fruit fly! - ABC listen

Dec 10, 2024 | abc.net.au | Amber Cunningham |Sabrina Hahn

Amber and Sab let you know about that pesky fruit fly and more. 00:14 The Queensland fruit fly might be in your neighbourhood, here's what you need to know (and Sab's fly trap recipe!)19:35 Why have your tomatoes stopped growing? Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.