The Millennium Seed Bank holds a treasure trove of plant genetic material from around the world, including many of our favourite houseplants: I headed into the vault to find out how and why seeds are banked. Plus I answer a question about ‘stuck’ aroid leaves. For the show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/millennium-seed-bank Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene:  https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants http://legendsoftheleafbook.com Support On The Ledge on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/house... Join in #HouseplantHour on Twitter every Tuesday 9pm UK time (4pm ET):  https://twitter.com/houseplanthour

Episode 203: a visit to the Millennium Seed Bank

On The Ledge is a podcast all about indoor gardening - helping you to grow everything from Aloe vera to the ZZ plant.  Presenter Jane Perrone has been nuts about houseplants since she was knee high to a Swiss cheese plant. She quizzes the experts, helps you find cool new stuff to grow and figures out how to fix your plant problems. For more information, email ontheledgepodcast@gmail.com or visit janeperrone.com.

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Jane Perrone talks to Alina Smith of US houseplant seed sellers Plantflix about how to get started growing from seed, and answers a question about a Homalomena. For full show notes and a transcript visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/houseplants-from-seed Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene:  https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here. Support On The Ledge on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans

Episode 290: OTL sowalong part two - where to start growing houseplants from seed

Find out how to join in with my annual houseplant seed sowing project, and I talk anthuriums with Gemma Haigh of The Plant Parlour. Plus I answer a question about boisduval scale. For full show notes including a transcript visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/sowalong-anthuriums  Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene:  https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here. Support On The Ledge on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/house...

Episode 289: launching the OTL sowalong, plus Anthuriums without cabinets

I talk air plants (aka Tillandsias) with expert grower Don Billington, and I take on a listener question about another bromeliad - a poorly pineapple. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/houseplants-children  Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene:  https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here. Support On The Ledge on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans

Episode 288:  air plant chat and how to grow a pineapple plant

Host Jane Perrone talks to Darryl Cheng aka House Plant Journal about the science of light for houseplants and how a light meter can up your houseplant game, and the Q&A; covers how to tame an agave. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/light-meters Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene:  https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here. Support On The Ledge on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/house...

Episode 287: light and light meters with House Plant Journal

A blast from the past as I replay an early episode of On The Ledge all about those annoying houseplant pests, fungus gnats, plus I answer questions on saving a damaged cactus, rusty watering cans, flowering plants for Easter. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/fungus-gnats  Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene:  https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here. Support On The Ledge on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/house...  

Episode 203: a visit to the Millennium Seed Bank

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