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Gardening Australia Junior Podcast

Gardening Australia Junior Podcast

ABC

Kids & Family

Discover nature's secrets as Costa's magic compost creates enormous adventure wonderlands.

Episodes

How do plants grow in Antarctica?

How do plants grow in Antarctica?

Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and a monstrous midge as they travel to Antarctica to see how plants grow in the South Pole.
10min•Dec 18, 2025
What is the difference between fruit and vegetables?

What is the difference between fruit and vegetables?

Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and a colossal caterpillar as they answer the age-old question: what’s the difference between fruit and vegetables?
9min•Dec 11, 2025
How do trees survive bushfires?

How do trees survive bushfires?

Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and a super-sized koala as they discover how trees survive bushfires.
10min•Dec 4, 2025
How do plants get sick?

How do plants get sick?

Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and an army of ants as they find out how plants get sick.
10min•Nov 27, 2025
Are there plants alive today as old as dinosaurs?

Are there plants alive today as old as dinosaurs?

Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and a humungous scarab beetle as they investigate whether any of today’s plants are as old as dinosaurs.
10min•Nov 20, 2025
Why do some plants sting?

Why do some plants sting?

Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and an enormous ladybird as they find out why some plants sting.
9min•Nov 13, 2025
Why are worms good for the garden?

Why are worms good for the garden?

Imagine This host Dr Nij joins Costa and the Gardening Australia Junior crew to find out why worms are so good for the garden.
10min•Nov 6, 2025
Do mushrooms glow in the dark?

Do mushrooms glow in the dark?

Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and a super-sized slug as they discover whether mushrooms glow in the dark.
10min•Oct 30, 2025
Do plants cry?

Do plants cry?

Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and a huge butterfly as they find out whether plants cry.
10min•Oct 23, 2025
How do Venus fly traps work?

How do Venus fly traps work?

Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew, a giant mosquito and a grasshopper as they discover how Venus fly traps work.
10min•Oct 16, 2025
How do plants get their colours?

How do plants get their colours?

Roses are red, violets are blue — or are they? Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and a beautiful butterfly as they discover how plants get their colours.
9min•Feb 6, 2025
How do tree hollows form?

How do tree hollows form?

A game of hide and seek turns into a search for nature's hidden cubby houses. Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and a terrifying termite as they uncover the mysterious makings of tree hollows.
10min•Jan 30, 2025
Which animal poo is best for plants?

Which animal poo is best for plants?

Poop helps plants grow, but which creature makes the best manure? Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and a blowfly as they examine the dung of their favourite farm animals.
10min•Jan 23, 2025
Why does fruit have skin?

Why does fruit have skin?

A fruit salad feast ends with a tumultuous flight through a banana plantation. Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew, a fruit bat and a fruit fly on a wild ride that requires thick skin.
9min•Jan 16, 2025
Do plants breathe?

Do plants breathe?

A mindfulness class becomes a gargantuan gassy garden. Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and an impatient yoga teacher as they answer the question: Can plants breathe?
9min•Jan 9, 2025
How does seagrass grow?

How does seagrass grow?

A picnic turns into a voyage in a glass bottom boat. Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew, a turtle and some seagulls, as they examine the grass growing at the bottom of the ocean.
8min•Jan 2, 2025
Why do some plants smell bad?

Why do some plants smell bad?

The stench of rotten meat is wafting from a rocket-shaped fungus in the garden. Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and a fleet of blowflies as they find out why some plants reallllllly stink.
10min•Dec 26, 2024
Why are cacti spiky?

Why are cacti spiky?

A desert sandstorm ends with a climb up a skyscraper-sized cactus. Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and a giant rat as they discover why cacti are covered in spines.
9min•Dec 19, 2024
How do weeds spread?

How do weeds spread?

A carpet of prickles is taking over the school playground. Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and an enormous poodle as they track down the source of their weedy woes.
9min•Dec 12, 2024
Why are flowers different shapes?

Why are flowers different shapes?

Flowers transform into trampolines and tunnels with a sprinkle of magic compost! Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew, a long-tongued moth, and a blue-banded bee as they explore all the different shapes of flowers.
10min•Dec 5, 2024
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