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Gardening expert Scott Sharpe answers questions about gardening in Australia.
Episodes
- Tricking tulips - 18 May 2026
Judy Sharpe answers questions about a yellow rose garden, lawns, and moving a camellia.
- House plants and strawberries - 11 May 2026
This episode of Gardening Talkback features Judy Sharpe answering listener questions covering topics such as lemon tree care, pruning techniques for mulberries and May bushes, and managing gnats.
- A passion for gardening - 04 May 2026
Scott Sharpe fields gardening inquiries, covering topics such as planting daffodils and Leylandii, fertilising staghorns, troubleshooting passionfruit, and care for frangipani and lilly pilly.
- Agapanthus, poppies, gladiolus - 20 April 2026
On the April 20, 2026 episode of Gardening Talkback, Judy Sharpe addresses listener questions regarding finger limes, the cause of yellowing leaves on lemon trees, and the optimal time for planting poppies.
- Poppies, annuals and sweet peas - 13 April 2026
This episode of Gardening Talkback features Judy Sharpe addressing listener questions on various gardening issues, such as plant care for spinach and bromeliads, hedge and shrub health, soil pH, and pest control.
- After the rain - 30 March 2026
In this episode of Gardening Talkback, Judy Sharpe fields listener questions covering topics such as lawn grass health, citrus curly leaf disease, eco oil application, agapanthus care, army grub infestation in buffalo grass, identifying wh…
- Trees in flower - 23 March 2026
Gardening Talkback episode from March 23, 2026, features Judy Sharpe responding to listener questions about plant health, including issues with tibouchina, calla lilies, moths, statice, lilly pilly hedges, mandarin trees, and crepe myrtle.
- Tibouchina and sweet peas - 16 March 2026
On the March 16, 2026, episode of Gardening Talkback, Scott Sharpe addresses listener inquiries covering topics such as mangosteens, container gardening, manure for snow peas, planting in shade, brown leaves on potted plants, scale on hibi…
- St Patrick's Day plantings - 09 March 2026
Gardening Talkback features Judy Sharpe answering listener questions about organic mulch, bougainvillea, crepe myrtle, plum trees, and identifying white spots on pigface plants.
- Late tomatoes and basil - 02 March 2026
Scott Sharpe provides guidance on controlling specific garden pests including those affecting hibiscus, figleaf beetles, red-shouldered leaf beetles, passionfruit, and murraya hedges. The episode also covers advice for late-season tomatoes…
- Sweet peas and St Patrick's Day - 23 February 2026
Judy Sharpe discusses Wollemi pines and addresses listener questions regarding rose pruning, bean production, passionfruit vines, different rose types, desert roses, citrus mites, and grub infestations.
- Caring for cyclamen - 16 February 2026
On February 16, 2026, Gardening Talkback featured Judy Sharpe addressing listener inquiries about various plants such as cyclamen, maidenhair, gardenia, hydrangeas, flowering plum, pawpaw, spinach pests, agapanthus, roses, dwarf camellia,…
- Colourful Crepe Myrtles - 09 February 2026
This episode of Gardening Talkback features Judy Sharpe answering listener questions about passion fruit, crepe myrtles, and frangipani.
- A new year - 02 February 2026
Judy Sharpe discusses common gardening issues, including lawn patches, specific plant care for tamarillo, hibiscus, gardenia, and hydrangeas, and troubleshooting a non-flowering Christmas bush.
- Christmas Trees - 15 December 2025
This episode of Gardening Talkback features Judy Sharpe addressing listener queries. Topics include managing couch grass, herbicide issues with a bird of paradise plant, grevillea decline, capsicum rot, rose pruning, cucumber mould, wasp c…
- Browned off - 08 December 2025
Judy Sharpe provides advice on gardening topics, including rose cultivation in alkaline soil, identifying rose buds, and managing pests such as slaters and snails. The discussion also covers brassicas, grevillea, miniature Japanese box, an…
- Watering more - 01 December 2025
Judy Sharpe addresses gardening inquiries on topics including chillies, tomatoes, tree and camellia care, vegetable seedlings, and potting mix.
- Gardening with Judy - 24 November 2025
Judy Sharpe answers listener questions covering various gardening issues such as dealing with pollen beetles and caterpillars on roses, plant health concerns like yellowing leaves on geraniums, and advice on plant care for magnolias and po…
- The Newcastle Bonsai Society - 10 November 2025
On the November 10, 2025 episode of Gardening Talkback, Judy Sharpe addresses audience questions concerning blueberries, bromyliads, onions, and a fig tree.
- Jacaranda in full bloom - 03 November 2025
This episode of Gardening Talkback features Judy Sharpe covering various gardening subjects such as the 'naked lady' plant, hippeastrum, orchid repotting, roses, passionfruit, and weed control.
- Roses - 27 October 2025
Judy Sharpe hosts Gardening Talkback, addressing listener queries about common garden issues such as pests, specific plants like azaleas and agapanthus, and fruit trees.
- Mangoes and lavender - 14 October 2025
Scott Sharpe discussed various gardening topics on Gardening Talkback, including alternatives to clover, managing black spot on tomatoes, dealing with clay soil, growing mangoes, onion weed, fig trees, a pine tree issue, and finger limes.
- Summer veges - 29 September 2025
Judy Sharpe hosts Gardening Talkback, answering listener questions about summer vegetables. The episode was recorded on 29 September 2025.
- Move Sucker - 22 September 2025
The Gardening Talkback episode from September 22, 2025, features Judy discussing spring feeding practices. She also addresses listener queries concerning leaf curl and the management of suckers on Magnolia plants.
- Spring Flowers - 15 September 2025
Judy covers Spring flowers, bulbs, and bindi. The episode date is 15 September 2025.
- Guess whos back Judys Back - 08 September 2025
Judy Sharpe returns to the show to discuss the necessary steps for indoor plant care at the beginning of spring.
- First day of spring - 01 September 2025
Scott Sharpe returns to Gardening Talkback on 01 September 2025, coinciding with the first day of spring.
- Here comes the sun! - 25 August 2025
In this episode of Gardening Talkback, gardening expert Judy Sharpe addresses listener questions on topics including companion planting for roses, common orange tree issues like leaf curl, hibiscus care, pruning crucifix orchids, sourcing…
- On the cusp - 18 August 2025
Judy Sharpe answers listener questions on gardening topics including gladioli, onion weed, transplanting passionfruit and peace lilies, a passionfruit vine not flowering, and croton trees losing leaves.
- Weeds - 11 August 2025
On this episode of Gardening Talkback, expert Judy Sharpe addresses listener questions on various gardening topics including dahlias, weed control in lawns, pruning azaleas, lychee tree care, and the use of Surefire weed spray.
- The ladies who lunch - 28 July 2025
Judy Sharpe addresses listener questions on various gardening topics, including onion weed control, feeding lemon trees, protecting vegetables from possums, and caring for Tahitian limes, staghorms, elkhorns, and mayhern ferns. The discuss…
- Tomato preparation - 21 July 2025
The episode covers gardening advice from expert Judy Sharpe, addressing topics like yellow roses, freesias failing to flower, camelia issues, citrus trees with wrinkly yellow leaves, and graevillea pruning.
- Citrus - 14 July 2025
Judy Sharpe discusses various gardening topics, including transplanting a pine tree, gardenia, and azalea, along with issues concerning rare yellow roses, bamboo, cucumbers, and magnolias.
- Spring annuals - 07 July 2025
Judy Sharpe addresses listener questions on various gardening topics, such as managing white mould on indoor plants, dealing with pumpkin pests, and advice on frangipani transplanting, Flanders poppies, citrus health, and Camellia leaf dis…
- Newly planted roses, indoor plants, and bugs - 30 June 2025
Gardening expert Judy Sharpe addresses listener questions on newly planted roses, a dwarf citrus tree, a Murraya that hasn't flowered, stink bugs, mold on a paw paw tree, and a mulberry tree.
- Frost and the gardener in the woollen jumper - 23 June 2025
Gardening expert Judy Sharpe addresses listener questions on topics including clivea care, herbicide application on buffalo grass, identifying plant pests, the shelf life of garden chemicals, and managing grubs on clivia plants.
- The sun is out! - 16 June 2025
Judy Sharpe, a gardening expert, addresses listener questions on various horticultural topics, including chrysanthemum care, citrus tree issues, rose pruning techniques, and problems with gardenias and orange trees.
- Spring bulbs already - 02 June 2025
This episode of Gardening Talkback features expert Judy Sharpe addressing listener questions on topics such as a rose that has stopped flowering, and the appropriate times for pruning crepe myrtle and tibouchina.
- Time to get outside - 26 May 2025
Judy Sharpe, a gardening expert, addressed listener questions on various gardening topics including roses, sweet peas, passionfruit, pyrethrum use on clivia, citrus bugs, and dahlias.
- Camellias and gardenias - 12 May 2025
This episode of Gardening Talkback features Judy Sharpe addressing listener questions on pests and diseases affecting various plants, including roses, beetroot, frangapani, and passionfruit.
- Wet feet - 05 May 2025
Scott Sharpe addresses listener questions regarding various gardening issues, including potato care, fruit loss in mango trees, plant maintenance, and pest management for species like nut grass.
- Wet weather and the garden - 28 April 2025
This episode features Judy Sharpe answering listener questions on various gardening topics including plant care for staghorns and elkhorns, dealing with hedge issues and pests like Asian ladybugs, and pruning techniques for Chinese tallow…
- Strawberries roses and poppies - 14 April 2025
On Gardening Talkback, Judy Sharpe provides advice on various gardening topics including repotting roses, fern care, plant propagation, fruit ripening, and lawn health.
- Hibiscus, curl grubs and lead curl - 31 March 2025
This episode features Judy Sharpe addressing listener questions on topics including hibiscus maintenance, curl grub treatments, and the use of carbaryl insecticide. Advice is also provided on pruning allamanda, diagnosing fig leaf curl, an…
- Peace lillies - 24 March 2025
This episode features Judy Sharpe addressing listener questions about cultivating peace lilies, mandarins, and passionfruit.
- Sweet peas for St Patrick - 17 March 2025
Judy Sharpe addresses listener questions about various gardening topics including mango trees, general tree health, pest issues like moths and army grubs, and lawn care for kikuyu and buffalo grass.
- Change of season - 10 March 2025
Gardening Talkback host Judy Sharpe answers listener questions on topics such as pests on hibiscus, indoor plant health, citrus leaf curl, finger limes, and humane methods for dealing with a problematic mango tree.
- Coral vine, and preparing gardens beds - 03 March 2025
Scott Sharpe addresses listener questions on various plants including lemons, olive trees, hardenberger plants, blue glow agave, and passionfruit. The episode also covers preparing garden beds.
- Sliding down to autumn - 24 February 2025
Judy Sharpe answers listener questions on various gardening topics. Questions cover insects on pot plants, non-flowering frangipani, applying Seasol to vegetables, identifying a black substance on gardenias, a dying myoporum, and the best…
- Hibiscus needs manure - 17 February 2025
This episode of Gardening Talkback features Judy Sharpe answering listener questions on various garden topics, including bees, tomatoes, camellia, avocado, gardenia, and pine trees.