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Sep 12
51m 22s

Everlastings, tomato rings and bacon avo...

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On today's show:  Jade Barker and Sue McDougall (Chief Horticulturalist at Kings Park Botanic Gardens) answer your gardening questions. What's in store for this year's Kings Park Everlastings Festival. Advice for growing bacon avocado trees. What are these mystery rings on my mother's tomatoes?!  Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts o ... Show More
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