ABC Adelaide's Talkback Gardening ABC Podcasts

Who eats the fruits of your gardening labour? You or the birds? Avid gardener Graham Jennings joins Jon Lamb with ideas to prevent birds from taking your fruit crops. Listeners have many great ideas to add to the discussion. Jon advises how to harness heat to help your garden.

Whilst many yards are brown in summer, it is possible to have lush lawn. Turf consultant Stefan Palm joins Jon Lamb to discuss rolling out instant turf and watering lawns in summer.

Why are many home garden tomato crops not setting and why is fruit growth slow? Dominic Cavallaro joins Jon Lamb to discuss a range of tomato growing problems this season.

When will it rain? Will we have a dry start to the year? Climatologist Darren Ray joins Jon Lamb and Deb Tribe with his 2021 seasonal outlook for gardeners. Jon asks for your experience with tomato crops this season.

The coronavirus pandemic has had an incredible impact on many home gardeners and the horticulture industry. Special guests Brett Draper and Trevor Nottle join Jon Lamb and Deb Tribe with their perspectives on the impact of 2020 on gardeners and whether changes brought around by it will continue into the future. Jon explores what we have learnt from the experience.

Award winning landscaper Jamie McIllwain joins Jon Lamb and Deb Tribe with some great ideas on how to give your summer garden a Christmas makeover. Jon has suggestions on practical gifts for home gardeners.