Episode 165: A look at leaf shine products, and how to clean leaves
On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts
Jane Perrone
4.9 • 782 Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2020
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
If your new plant has super-shiny leaves, it may have been treated with a leaf shine spray. I find out more about these products with Canadian garden writer Larry Hodgson, and discuss the best ways to clean plant leaves. Plus we hear from listener Beth.
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| 0:00.0 | This week's show is sponsored by Plant Spectrum 32, the new Full Spectrum Growlight from Mother. |
| 0:08.1 | If you're looking for a sturdy, sustainable, waterproof light that will help your plants live their best life, |
| 0:15.2 | look no further than the Plant Spectrum 32. I'm so impressed with this light. Not only does it look great, it's also flexible. |
| 0:22.6 | You can stand it vertically on the floor, |
| 0:25.6 | attach to walls or hang from racks. |
| 0:28.6 | And this is one grow light that really will stand the test of time. |
| 0:32.6 | The Plant Spectrum 32's casing is made from recycled aluminium |
| 0:35.6 | and after eight years of use when the LEDs wear out, |
| 0:39.4 | the LED board is replaceable for a fraction of the price of a new light. |
| 0:44.0 | The plant spectrum 32 comes with a four-year warranty and costs 189 euros. |
| 0:50.7 | Visit mother.life, that's moth-h-e-r.l-I-F-E, now to get your plant spectrum 32. |
| 1:01.2 | Mother ships globally, so wherever you are, you can make sure your plants get the light they need. |
| 1:10.5 | Music Hello and welcome to On the Ledge podcast. |
| 1:29.3 | How shiny are your leaves? |
| 1:32.3 | That's what we're asking today. |
| 1:38.6 | I'm your host, Jane Perrone, and this here podcast is on the ledge. |
| 1:45.6 | Your passport to the world of plants. |
| 1:49.4 | Sometimes a listener question comes in that's just so good that I want to dedicate a whole |
| 1:54.8 | episode to it. |
| 1:56.2 | And so today I'm talking about a question from Emily about leaf shine products and what's the best way of making your leaves look all beautiful and shiny. |
| 2:08.3 | And we'll also be hearing from listener Beth in Meet the Listener. |
| 2:16.1 | My hand is aching today and that's because I've been spending so much time handwriting |
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