On The Ledge
By Jane Perrone
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Reviews: 5
Episodes: 200
Aug 14, 2025
Chris
Apr 25, 2022
lovely podcast about mostly houseplants!
Thanks for making it Jane, assitant, Wolfie and your family by occasion.
Catherine
May 19, 2021
Funny, informative and totally enjoyable.
Amanda G.
Jul 29, 2020
May 18, 2019
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OTL reloaded: leaf shine and cleaning leaves
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Episode 306 part seven: the laughing man
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Episode 306 part six: my recommendations for spooky stuff
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Episode 306 part five: the pea that's a biological weapon
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Episode 306 part four: treacherous remission
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Episode 306 part three: WIN a copy of The Atlas of Deadly Plants
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Episode 306 part two: a toxic tree, the European yew
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Episode 306 part one: Introducing The Atlas of Deadly Plants
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Episode 305: Pots and drainage - does a layer of stones help?
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Episode 304: A life update (RIP Wolfie) plus a preview of my new podcast, Scribehound Gardening's Deep Dive
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May 02, 2025 |
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Episode 303: Late Night On The Ledge - Worcester Terrariums aka Ben Newell
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Episode 302: Late Night On The Ledge - plants and tattoos with Dr Matt Lodder
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Episode 301: Late Night On The Ledge - Hilton Carter
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 300: Late Night On The Ledge - spilling the tea with Sarah and Tea
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Episode 299: Ottershaw Cacti and growlights for venus flytraps
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Episode 298: Monstera 'Thai Constellation' - a deep dive with Pretty in Green
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Episode 297: passion flowers as houseplants
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Episode 296: live podcast recording with Worcester Terrariums and the Bearded Plantaholic
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May 31, 2024 |
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Episode 295: Houseplant Studios at the Chelsea Flower Show 2024
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May 23, 2024 |
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Episode 294: cheap or free houseplant care kit essentials
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May 17, 2024 |
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Episode 293: why seeds matter with Jennifer Jewell, author of book What We Sow
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May 10, 2024 |
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Episode 292: Lithops and other succulents with Tony Irons
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May 03, 2024 |
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Episode 291: rescuing cacti and succulents with Mint Plants
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Episode 290: OTL sowalong part two - where to start growing houseplants from seed
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Episode 289: launching the OTL sowalong, plus Anthuriums without cabinets
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Episode 288: air plant chat and how to grow a pineapple plant
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Episode 287: light and light meters with House Plant Journal
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Episode 286: fungus gnats revisited
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Episode 285: A Jungle In Your Living Room - getting children into houseplants
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Episode 284: Buying aspidistras, the price of aglaonemas, choosing plants for a front room and potting mix packaging
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Episode 283: The Cactus Hunters
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Episode 282: your venus flytrap and why it died: an extract from Legends of the Leaf
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Episode 281, part 10: Begonia 'Silver Jewel' plus begonia care tips
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Episode 281, part 9: Begonia 'Thurstonii'
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Episode 281, part 8: the fierce begonia
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Episode 281, part 7: the sun-changing begonia
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Episode 281, part 6: the super hairy begonia
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Episode 281, part 5: the beefsteak begonia
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Episode 281, part 4: Begonia 'Lucerna'
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Episode 281, part 3: iron cross begonia
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Episode 281, part 2: polkadot begonia
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Episode 281, part 1: introducing my top ten Begonias
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Episode 280: Citrus and other fruit to grow as houseplants
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Episode 279: Staking moth orchids (Phalaenopsis)
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Episode 278: Gardening is Murder with Marta McDowell
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Episode 277: growing in leca with The Leca Queen
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Episode 276: The Rare Plant Scout
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 275: tissue culture with Plants In Jars
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Episode 274: the black olive/shady lady/Bucida buceras tree
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Episode 273: the hidden world of mosses
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Episode 272: RHS plant trials and AGMs
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Episode 271: Farmer Nick
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Episode 270: carnivorous plants in the greenhouse
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Episode 269: How plants can save your life
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Episode 268: spiders and houseplants
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Episode 267: container food growing
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Episode 266: the Chelsea flower show 2023
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May 26, 2023 |
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Episode 265: gold veined oxalis (Oxalis debilis 'Aureoreticulata')
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May 12, 2023 |
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Episode 264: a sowalong update - plus what's inside your seeds
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Episode 263: Legends of the Leaf illustrator Helen Entwisle
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Episode 262: hear an extract of Legends of the Leaf
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Episode 261: Not Another Jungle with Tony Le-Britton
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Episode 260: repotting houseplants
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Episode 259: Succulentomania - illustrations from an eighteenth century botanical treasury
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Episode 258: Q&A special
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Episode 257: introducing the sowalong 2023, plus the sensitive plant
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Episode 256: celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and their houseplants
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Episode 255: A Deep Sea Dive into houseplants at RHS Wisley
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Episode 254: an update on peat-free houseplants
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Epsiode 253: succulents and staghorn ferns
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Episode 252: houseplant pot hacks
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Episode 251: mycorrhizal fungi and houseplants
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Episode 250: Hoyas with Betsy Begonia
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Bonus episode: old houseplants (from the OTL archive)
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Episode 249: The Allotment Keeper's Handbook
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Episode 248: 31 fascinating facts about houseplants
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Episode 247: choosing a greenhouse
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Episode 246: Jade Murray talks about her new book, plus a wick watering Q&A
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Episode 245: houseplant botany with Dr Scott Zona
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Episode 244: visiting the National Collection of Hoyas
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Episode 243: root mealybugs
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Episode 242: a look at Pilea - beyond the Chinese money plant
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Episode 241: the paintbrush plant, Haemanthus albiflos
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Episode 240: slipper orchids, and why you need to join an orchid society
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Episode 239: what to do with a dead houseplant
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Episode 238: Dendrobium orchids and more with Kevin Wigley
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Episode 237: Aeoniums
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Episode 236: Three houseplants for cold rooms
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Episode 235: Mangave
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Episode 234: Flowering houseplants
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Episode 233: leaf botany part seven - photosynthesis explained
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Episode 232: talking cacti at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Episode 231: Growing Marantas and Alocasias in California
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Episode 230: Big Cactus Rescue
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Episode 229: are these houseplants extinct indoors?
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Episode 228: Houseplant books with Maria Failla
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Episode 227: houseplants and sustainability part four - Harriets Plants
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Episode 226: Q&A special
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Episode 225: Sinningia
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Episode 224: the Chelsea flower show 2022
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May 27, 2022 |
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Episode 223: Tradescantia with Avery Rowe
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May 20, 2022 |
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Episode 222: 'new' plant chat with Memo C
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May 13, 2022 |
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Episode 221: cacti and succulents with BCSS chairman Greg Bulmer
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May 06, 2022 |
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Episode 220: Fittonia, the nerve plant
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Episode 219: raid the recycling and help your houseplants
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Episode 218: painting houseplants, with Aaron Apsley
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Episode 217: the Barbican Conservatory
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Episode 216: houseplant gift baskets
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Episode 215: soil science part two
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Episode 214: soil science part one
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Episode 213: three quick jobs to help your houseplants
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Episode 212: back to basics - houseplant watering
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Episode 211: Alocasias
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Episode 210: sowalong 2022 - cacti and succulents from seed
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Episode 209: Anthuriums
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Episode 208: houseplants of the past
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Episode 208: houseplants of the past
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Episode 207: festive plants Q&A
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Episode 206: cactus talk with Ulrich Haage
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Episode 205: LECA (expanded clay pebbles)
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Episode 204: thrips
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Episode 203: a visit to the Millennium Seed Bank
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Episode 202: jewel orchids
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Episode 201: Q&A special
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Midweek bonus 6: a botanical family quiz
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Episode 200: what's changed since February 2017
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Episode 199: indoor bonsai with @bonsai_raff
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Episode 198: Lechuza Pon
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Episode 197: tiny plants
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Episode 196: houseplants at the Chelsea Flower Show 2021
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Episode 195: bringing houseplants into prisons with The Glasshouse - plus a look at lucky bamboo
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Episode 194: clear pots - the pros and cons
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Episode 193: aroids with Peter Boyce
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Episode 192: houseplants and mental health
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Episode 191: A visit to aroid addict Tony Le-Britton, aka @notanotherjungle
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Episode 190: Jane's five rules for houseplant care, plus the lowdown on aphids
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Episode 189: moving houseplants outside for a summer holiday
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Episode 188: getting started with terrariums
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Episode 187: snake plants aka Sansevieria
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Episode 186: rescuing plants with Sarah Gerrard-Jones
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May 28, 2021 |
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Episode 185: the silver dollar vine, Xerosicyos danguyi
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May 21, 2021 |
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Episode 184: The Houseplant Expert by Dr David Hessayon - the book that launched my houseplant obsession
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May 14, 2021 |
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Episode 183: leaf botany part six - what do plants know, with Beronda Montgomery
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May 07, 2021 |
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Episode 182: Perrone's plant pet peeves
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Episode 181: moth orchid rescue with Terry Richardson
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Episode 180: Indonesian houseplant culture with Youtuber Onlyplants
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Episode 179: citrus and more with HGTV's Marianne Canada
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Episode 178: leaf botany part five - dormancy
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Episode 177: biological controls part two
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Episode 176: biological controls part one
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Episode 175: Hoyas and more with Ellen Zachos
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Episode 174: celebrating four years of On The Ledge
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Episode 173: plants behind glass at Hidcote
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Episode 172: your sowalong questions answered
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Episode 171: humidity
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Episode 170: sowalong and plant chat
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Episode 169: cactus and succulent poaching - what you need to know
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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Bonus festive episode: Jane reads A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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Episode 168 addendum: On The Ledge quiz answers
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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Episode 168: a planty quiz, plus Aloe vera advice
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Episode 167: springtails and swiss cheese plants
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Episode 166: IKEA greenhouse cabinets
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Episode 165: A look at leaf shine products, and how to clean leaves
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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Episode 164: plants and poses with Travis Cooper
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Episode 163: behind the scenes at On The Ledge
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Episode 162: Codiaeum variegatum aka croton
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Episode 161: tissue culture explained
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Episode 160: leaf botany part four - pigments
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Episode 159: My Life in Plants with illustrator Katie Vaz
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Episode 158: an A to Z of potting mix ingredients, part three
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Episode 157: an A to Z of potting mix ingredients part two
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Midweek bonus 6: Legends of the Leaf campaign launch
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Episode 156: an A to Z of potting mix ingredients, part one
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Episode 155: your listener questions
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Episode 154: the price of rare plants
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Episode 153: Claire Ratinon on growing food in small spaces, and racism in horticulture
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Episode 152: leaf botany part three - silicon
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Episode 151: the relaxation episode
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Episode 150: Introducing the On The Ledge manifesto
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Episode 149: terrarium tips and National Collections
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Episode 148: leaf botany part two - CAM and guttation explained
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Episode 147: identifying houseplants
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Episode 146: helping houseplants cope with a heatwave, plus a Hoya question
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Episode 145: Tyler Thrasher
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Episode 144: underrated houseplants
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Episode 143: mealybugs
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Episode 142: leaf botany part one - shape
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May 29, 2020 |
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Episode 141: Alice Vincent
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May 22, 2020 |
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Episode 140: Diva Week part five - Alocasia 'Polly'
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May 21, 2020 |
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Episode 140: Diva Week part four - Begonia maculata 'Wightii' aka polka dot plant
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May 20, 2020 |
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Episode 140: Diva Week part three - maidenhair ferns
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May 19, 2020 |
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Episode 140: Diva Week part two - Cissus discolor aka begonia vine
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May 16, 2020 |
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Episode 140: Diva Week part one - fiddle leaf fig
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May 15, 2020 |
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Episode 139: Wolfie, and a potting shed soundscape
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May 08, 2020 |
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Episode 138: Aspidistra, aka the cast iron plant
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May 01, 2020 |
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Episode 137: Maria Failla of Bloom and Grow Radio
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Midweek bonus 5: I Love My Plants
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Episode 136: Clivias
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Episode 135: Q&A special
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Midweek bonus 4: BCSS by Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers
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Apr 07, 2020 |