All The Dirt Gardening, Sustainability and Food

Ep 37: Coast Road Palms

February 09, 2018 05:59 - 48 minutes - 55 MB

Since 1987 the Varischetti family have been growing tropical plants in their 10-acre Beechboro nursery, Coast Road Palms. In this week's podcast Steve and Deryn are joined by Connie and son Daniel to talk about the plants that thrive in warm areas outside of the tropics.

Ep 36: Neville Passmore

February 02, 2018 01:00 - 44 minutes - 50.5 MB

Neville Passmore is a passionate horticulturalist who was born into a gardening family and has spent more than 47 years in the gardening industry. On this week's podcast he speaks to Steve and Deryn about his career which includes plant production, gardening retailing, media and education and his passion for bringing greenery into suburbs and cities.

Ep 35: Making The Perfect Compost

January 23, 2018 07:51 - 45 minutes - 73 MB

Haydn Gunningham has perfected making compost at home. On this week's podcast he tells Steve and Deryn his secrets for making a perfect batch every time and talks about his thriving vegetable patch. For in-depth written notes and a list of the carbon and nitrogen content of organic products visit the DIY section of our website.

Ep 35: Making The Perfect Compost

January 23, 2018 07:51 - 45 minutes - 51.6 MB

Haydn Gunningham has perfected making compost at home. On this week's podcast he tells Steve and Deryn his secrets for making a perfect batch every time and talks about his thriving vegetable patch. For in-depth written notes and a list of the carbon and nitrogen content of organic products visit the DIY section of our website.

Ep 34: Summer Gardening

January 10, 2018 12:21 - 46 minutes - 52.8 MB

Keeping the garden looking good in summer can be a challenge in a hot and dry climate but Steve Wood and Deryn Thorpe from All The Dirt Podcast share tips to keep your garden thriving as the temperatures soar.

Ep 33: Jeremy Thomas

January 02, 2018 12:13 - 46 minutes - 53.4 MB

Jeremy Thomas the Curator of Aboriculture at Kings Park and Bold Park talks trees with Steve and Deryn in this week's podcast. They discuss moving the giant boab from the Kimberley to Kings Park and techniques for looking after stressed trees.

Ep 33: Jeremy Thomas

January 02, 2018 12:13 - 48 minutes - 110 MB

Jeremy Thomas the Curator of Aboriculture at Kings Park and Bold Park talks trees with Steve and Deryn in this week's podcast. They discuss moving the giant boab from the Kimberley to Kings Park and techniques for looking after stressed trees.

EP32 Aboriginal elder Dale Tilbrook

December 22, 2017 07:00 - 47 minutes - 109 MB

Aboriginal elder Dale Tilbrook talks about traditional bush tucker, using our tasty Australian ingredients to flavour our food at home and Aboriginal spirituality.

Ep 31: Dr Philip Groom

December 15, 2017 08:30 - 42 minutes - 96.8 MB

Dr Philip Groom, author of Plant Life of Southwestern Australia, talks about the adaptations that plant have to cope with the world's most nutrient- impoverish soils, a hot dry summer, frequent fires and the animals and birds that want to eat them!

Ep 30: The Orchids Society of Western Australia

November 27, 2017 08:20 - 42 minutes - 48.2 MB

There are over 25,000 orchid species known and many more hybrids. With just a little knowledge, orchids can be surprisingly easy to grow. Join Kaye and Jay Baylis from The Orchids Society of Western Australia as they chat everything orchids with Deryn and Steve.

Ep 29: Kings Park's Senior Plant Breeder

November 13, 2017 00:00 - 40 minutes - 46.1 MB

Digby Growns is Kings Park's Senior Plant Breeder. Digby, leads a small team of staff and volunteers involved in the plant breeding program. This week Deryn and Steve discuss the science behind plant breeding.

Ep 28: Growing Your Own Green Roof

November 06, 2017 00:00 - 38 minutes - 44.3 MB

Louise Clark is a horticulturist at Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia in the US, and provides advice on growing green roofs, expands on her favourite trees and gives us an insiders look at the many outstanding gardens in the Philadelphia region.

Ep 27: Celebrity Guest Josh Byrne

October 30, 2017 02:59 - 39 minutes - 45.6 MB

Dr Josh Byrne, television gardening presenter with ABC's Gardening Australia, talks about how his love of nature and childhood spent in the garden developed into a career developing sustainable environments.

Ep 26: The Secret to Succulents and Cacti

October 20, 2017 09:00 - 50 minutes - 57.8 MB

Bob Hunter, president of the Cactus and Succulent Society of WA, talks to Steve Wood and Deryn Thorpe about succulent and cactus varieties and shares the secrets of his potting mix and cactus shadehouses.

Ep 25: Using Our Gardens To Heal

October 09, 2017 08:21 - 46 minutes - 53.2 MB

Horticultural therapy is using plants and gardening to promote healthy bodies and minds. Practitioners Glenice Batchelor and Jeanette Penklis talk with Steve Wood and Deryn Thorpe about how we can use our gardens to heal.

Ep 24: Scientist Monica Gagliano

October 02, 2017 01:44 - 46 minutes - 52.9 MB

Scientists are beginning to understand that plants have abilities that we've only ever associated with animals. They can learn, have memory and decision making capabilities. Steve Wood and Deryn Thorpe discuss the latest research with scientist Monica Gagliano, a Research Associate Professor in Evolutionary Ecology and Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia & Research Affiliate at the Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney.

Ep 23: Saving Money In The Garden

September 22, 2017 07:16 - 45 minutes - 52.2 MB

Steve Wood and Deryn Thorpe discuss ways to save money in the garden like taking cuttings and making your own compost.

Ep 22 What to do in the spring vegetable patch

September 15, 2017 06:26 - 49 minutes - 79.1 MB

It's spring and Steve and Deryn discuss what should be planted in the veggie patch now. Listen in to find out tips for planting tomatoes, including their favourite varieties as well as how to get the most out of your, sweetcorn, zucchini, eggplant, Ceylon spinach, capsicum and chillies.

Ep 22 What to do in the spring vegetable patch

September 15, 2017 06:26 - 48 minutes - 55.6 MB

It's spring and Steve and Deryn discuss what should be planted in the veggie patch now. Listen in to find out tips for planting tomatoes, including their favourite varieties as well as how to get the most out of your, sweetcorn, zucchini, eggplant, Ceylon spinach, capsicum and chillies.

Ep 21: Celebrity Guest Costa Georgiadis

September 08, 2017 01:18 - 52 minutes - 60.1 MB

Our celebrity guest is Costa Georgiadis, a Greek-Australian landscape architect and the host of ABC's Gardening Australia. He is passionate about living a sustainable life and speaks to Deryn and Steve about connecting plants and people by showing them how simple it is to grow food on their verge. The wide-ranging conversation reveals Costa's rich cultural life which includes his crazy funk, disco, rock, cabaret band called the More Please Orchestra and his passion for umpiring rugby.

Ep 20: Nutrition and Naturopathy With Natalie Woodman

September 01, 2017 01:50 - 53 minutes - 121 MB

Natalie Woodman is a nutritionist and naturopath who speaks to Steve and Deryn about how the gut microbiome impacts health. Natalie discusses how a diet that targets the gut microflora can improve health and conditions like digestive disorders, weight gain, depression, anxiety, eczema, psoriasis, acne, allergies, diabetes, high blood pressure and assist the management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Parkinson’s, MS and Alzheimer’s. Check out her recipe for delicious Kimchi a naturally fer...

Ep 20: Nutrition and Gut Health with Natalie Woodman

September 01, 2017 01:50 - 52 minutes - 60.1 MB

Natalie Woodman is a Nutritional Medicine and Gut Health Practitioner who works with clients online (internationally/nationally) and in Private Practice in her South Perth Clinic. Here she speaks to Steve and Deryn about how the Gut Microbiome impacts health. Natalie discusses how a diet that targets the gut microflora can improve health and conditions like digestive disorders, weight gain, depression, anxiety, eczema, psoriasis, acne, allergies, diabetes, high blood pressure and assist th...

Ep 19: Dr Bob Longmore Herbal Specialist

August 28, 2017 07:38 - 41 minutes - 47.8 MB

Dr Bob Longmore is a former pharmacy academic and herbal medicines writer who lives with wife Maggie on an 8 acre semi-rural garden in Nannup with extensive productive, native and ornamental gardens. Steve and Deryn talk to him about medicinal herbs, smoking feral fish and growing food.

Ep 18 Janine Mendel On Landscaping For Small Gardens

August 19, 2017 03:54 - 53 minutes - 61.2 MB

Janine Mendel founder of CultivArt Landscape Design discusses how to make your small garden work. Janine believes that that 'at the end of the process, your house should look like it's been planted in the garden.'

Ep 17 Australian Bush Tucker Delicious Flavours and Easy to Grow

August 11, 2017 06:33 - 41 minutes - 47.9 MB

Mark Tucek talks growing bush tucker plants in your backyard. The interest in Australian Bush Foods is being embraced by chefs all around the world. The unique flavours inspire culinary creativity and many of the varieties are easy to grow.

Ep 16 Talijanchich family's World Acclaimed Liqueurs The Secret Is In The Soil

August 04, 2017 00:54 - 54 minutes - 62.3 MB

James Talijancich 3rd generation wine grower from Western Australia's spectacular Swan Valley talks about the passion and art of producing their world acclaimed liqueurs, the value of using organic techniques in the vineyard and winning gold in London 3 years running in the worlds most prestigious fortified wine competition.

Ep 15 Fermented Foods Kefir Kombucha and Kimchi

July 28, 2017 02:26 - 55 minutes - 88.8 MB

Tim Kershaw has worked in leading fine dining restaurants throughout Australia and the UK and shares what really goes on in the kitchens. He discusses his new found passion for growing his own organic produce and talks about the wonders of fermented foods.

Ep 15 Fermented Foods Kefir Kombucha and Kimchi

July 28, 2017 02:26 - 54 minutes - 62.9 MB

Tim Kershaw has worked in leading fine dining restaurants throughout Australia and the UK and shares what really goes on in the kitchens. He discusses his new found passion for growing his own organic produce and talks about the wonders of fermented foods.

Ep 14 Australian Native Plants with Award Winning Zanthorrea Nursery

July 21, 2017 16:00 - 54 minutes - 62.4 MB

We talk with Alec and Jackie Hooper from one of Australia's most awarded Garden Centres Zanthorrea Nursery Australian Native Plant specialists.

Ep 13 Managing Your Waste and Winter Garden Tasks

July 14, 2017 06:55 - 57 minutes - 66.3 MB

Steve and Deryn talk with Waste Management Educator Peg Davies and discuss those important Winter tasks for the Garden

Ep 12 Special guest John Colwill and Araluen Botanical Park

June 28, 2017 10:27 - 47 minutes - 54.2 MB

Special guest John Colwill talks about his passion for sharing horticultural knowledge and discusses the history of Araluen Botanical Park famous for its Tulips, Camelias, Heritage Roses and Chili Festival.

Ep 11 Citrus for the Home Garden and Rural Plantings

June 21, 2017 11:22 - 55 minutes - 63.2 MB

Steve and Deryn talk Citrus for the home garden. We talk with Bill Davey about his work planting trees and shrubs in the wheat belt, the wonders of deep planting and the value of tube stock.

Ep 10 Permaculture for Everyone and Common Garden Pest Solutions

June 13, 2017 11:59 - 50 minutes - 58 MB

Steve and Deryn talk Permaculture with Charles Otway from Terra Perma. Permaculture continues to grow in popularity around the world and for good reason. We also discuss solutions for some of gardening's most common pests and diseases

Ep 9 Angus Stewart shares his passion for horticulture

June 05, 2017 13:40 - 59 minutes - 67.5 MB

Angus Stewart discusses his passion for horticulture, his involvement in plant breeding and the importance of working as a garden educator. Angus has published numerous books, presented for over a decade on ABC TV Gardening Australia and 25 years with ABC radio.

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