Episode 295: Houseplant Studios at the Chelsea Flower Show 2024

Check out Jane’s pick of her favourite Houseplant Studios at the Chelsea Flower Show

Styling houseplantsJane PerroneMay 23, 2024chelsea flower showComment

Episode 294: cheap or free houseplant care kit essentials

Raid your kitchen cupboards and you’ll come across all kinds of free stuff you can utilise to take care of your houseplants.

Houseplant care basicsJane PerroneMay 17, 2024wateringComment

Episode 293: why seeds matter, with Jennifer Jewell, author of book what we sow

Garden writer and podcaster Jennifer Jewell discusses her latest book What We Sow, and Jane answers a question about biochar for houseplants.

PropagationJane PerroneMay 10, 2024Repotting, otlsowalongComment

Episode 292: Lithops and more with Tony Irons

Host Jane Perrone talks to Tony Irons about why he loves Lithops (stone plants) and more.

Cacti & succulentsJane PerroneMay 3, 2024Lithops, EuphorbiaComment

Episode 291: rescuing cacti and succulents with Mint Plants

Host Jane Perrone talks to Hayley Stephens of Bristol-based cactus and succulent sellers Mint Plants to find out about their mission to save plants from the skip.

Cacti & succulentsJane PerroneApril 26, 2024Comment

Episode 290: sowalong part two - houseplants from seed with plantflix

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.

PropagationJane PerroneApril 12, 2024homalomena, otlsowalongComment

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

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

Propagation, Foliage houseplantsJane PerroneMarch 29, 2024Anthurium, Aspidistra, scale, otlsowalongComment

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

I talk air plants with expert grower Don Billington, and I take on a listener question about a poorly pineapple.

Foliage houseplantsJane PerroneMarch 15, 2024Agave, pineapplesComment

Episode 287: light and light meters with House Plant Journal

Host Jane Perrone talks to Darryl Cheng 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.

Houseplant scienceJane PerroneMarch 1, 2024AgaveComment

Episode 286: fungus gnats revisited

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.

Pests & diseasesJane PerroneFebruary 16, 2024 Comment