On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts

No new episode this week, but I revisit an episode from the On The Ledge archive, published back in 2017… I talk to people about their long-lived houseplants, from an Aspidistra to a cactus in a pickle jar.

For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/old-houseplants

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Hear a sample chapter from my audiobook version of The Allotment Keeper's Handbook. I explain a little about the background to the book and introduce an extract about sowing and planting.

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I offer up a collation of random houseplant facts, one for each day of the month.

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Planning your dream greenhouse? I get top tips and advice from houseplant expert Raffaelle Di Lallo and Emma O'Neill from Garden Organic.

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I interview British houseplant enthusiast Jade Murray about her new book The Indoor Garden, I answer a question about wick watering and we meet listener Dorian.

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Dr Scott Zona joins me to talk about his new book, a Gardener's Guide to Botany, plus I get some feedback on Fluval Stratum.

For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/houseplant-botany

I travel to Newcastle in the UK to visit the National Collection of Hoyas, and chat with its holder, Felix Horne, and I answer a question about a languishing lime.

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I find out how to spot and treat root mealybugs with entomologist Professor Raymond Cloyd, plus I answer a question about braided houseplants.

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There is more to the genus Pilea than the Chinese money plant (Pilea peperomioides): I discuss some of my favourite species, including the artillery plant and the aluminium plant.

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If you have a mystery plant you can't identify, there's a reasonably good chance it is the paintbrush plant aka Haemanthus albiflos! In this episode I discuss this South African plant and how to grow it in your home.

For full show notes visit www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/haemanthus-paintbrush