Mel Bush

Jan 13, 2025 | abc.net.au | Mel Bush |Sarah Aitken

Judy Tierney Letter to myself. No postage required. My mind flits in and out of its kaleidoscopic and often chaotic encasing. 'Sit down or I'll spray you', my wonderful partner Phil tells me. I'm trying. I have been for years. Well, try harder, Judy. Just try harder. I wish I had a stop button. For God's sake, woman, you're 81. Pretty irrelevant, really. So much still to do. Procrastination is the thief of time. How can this be this me? Remember at the age of eight?

Dec 6, 2024 | abc.net.au | Mel Bush |Steven White

Our gardening expert, Jennifer Stackhouse, joins Mel Bush to answer your questions about rotting apple trees, gladiolas with rust on them, spots on quince leaves, the gardening tasks that need to be on the top of your list for this time of the year and what to make of a healthy kiwi plant that's not flowering.

Nov 29, 2024 | abc.net.au | Mel Bush |Steven White

Gardening expert Andrew Clark joins Mel Bush to answer your questions about growing poinsettias, controlling unwanted pests without chemicals, why watsonias turn white, dealing with grubs in the lawn, and reviving a raspberry bush that has small fruit. Can it be done?

Nov 15, 2024 | abc.net.au | Mel Bush |Sarah Aitken

The season is turning and it's time to reconsider how much you are watering your garden. Gardening expert Greg Karin joins Mel Bush to give advice and suggestions on everything from lemon tree leaves losing their lustre to glow worm larvae and stunted mulberry and plum fruits as the heat comes to Tasmania.

Nov 1, 2024 | abc.net.au | Mel Bush |Steven White

Our gardening experts Chris Whitford, Greg Kerin, Jennifer Stackhouse and Andrew Clark join Mel Bush for gardening talkback at the inaugural ABC Plant Swap Day. They answer your questions about tackling earwigs in the garden, the importance of soil temperature, tomato leaf discolouration, and a healthy lemon tree that produces more lemons than a gardener knows what to do with.