Looking for a plant podcast where you can learn how to really understand your plants and care for them? The journey starts here! Award-winning journalist and podcast host Jane Perrone guides you through the world of houseplant care with the help of a host of expert guests.
How to get the most out of houseplants - without the overwhelm, the excessive plant hauls and the post-purchase crashouts.
Raffaele Di Lallo of Ohio Tropics joins me to talk about the best ways to water houseplants, and I answer a question about repotting an old jade tree.
One of the best things you can do this winter is give your houseplants a health check: I explain how it’s done. Plus I answer a question about what to do with fallen leaves, and we discuss developments in OTL’s quest for a monstera emoji with my assistant Kelly Westlake. And we meet listener Nick Shalosky.
I find out why engineers are studying the slippery qualities of Nepenthes pitchers, which creature uses a pitcher plant as a toilet, and why Stapelia flowers look mouldy with botanist Dr Chris Thorogood. And I answer a question about a droopy string of hearts plant.
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@plantswithkrystal joins me to talk about her new book, how plants help with grief, and that legendary chunky soil mix dance.