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Avery Rowe joins me to talk about one of the most vexed questions in the world of gardening - does a ‘drainage layer’ of rocks or gravel aid water drainage from a pot? The answer may surprise you!

About this week’s guest
Avery Rowe is the International Cultivar Registration Authorities (ICRA) registrar for Tradescantia, which means he is spending considerable time trying to untangle the mess of cultivar names given to plants in this genus.

You can read Avery’s paper on drainage layer in pots here.
Check out Avery’s site Tradescantia Hub for loads of in-depth Tradescantia info and informative posts on other houseplant matters.
You can hear Avery’s On The Ledge interview about Tradescantia here.
Want to find out more about ICRA? Check out their website.

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CREDITS
This week's show featured Roll Jordan Roll by the Joy Drops and Quasi Motion by Kevin Macleod.