ABC Adelaide's Talkback Gardening ABC Podcasts

There aren't many plants that Matt Coulter, Head of Propagation at the Botanic Gardens of SA can't propagate. He shares his advice for success with Jon Lamb and Deb Tribe.

In order to beat the heat, what fruit trees should we plant for a changing climate? Nursery manager Sam Luke joins Jon Lamb and Leigh Radford with advice on varieties of fruit trees that gardeners will still be growing in 10 years time.

Is it time to change the way we garden to beat the heat? Brett Draper joins Jon Lamb and Leigh Radford to discuss the key elements needed to keep us gardening into the future.

Whilst the State swelters through another heatwave, so do we and our gardens. Jon Lamb and Deb Tribe welcome irrigation expert Richard Wilson with tips on how to get watering right to save your plants. Jon raises some of the issues faced by gardeners with the hot weather and you have your own suggestions on how to ensure your plants don't just survive, but thrive.

South Australia experienced four days of over 40 degrees Celcius and it took its toll on people and their gardens. Jon Lamb and Deb Tribe invite tips from good gardeners on how they ensured that their plants survived the big heat. Jon gives the results of his citrus gall wasp survey.

Indoor plant specialist Haidi Sutherland has some great Christmas gift ideas of almost indestructible pot plants and how to care for them.