Hello, it's 2021 and I'm

and I am Jane Perona, your guide to the world of houseplants.

Whether you are a pandemic convert to the house plant cause or whether you've been growing them since day.

My podcast on the ledge

is here for you if you're feeling deja vu all over again like i am right now back to homeschooling

and trying to juggle work and domestic commitments, then a shout out to you.

What that means for On the Ledge podcast, well, hopefully not very much. I'm going to try to

keep the show going on a weekly basis and keep up with the extra leaf episodes for patrons.

But it may impact the show a little bit. I'm really

trying to prioritise my children's health and well-being at the moment because this is the second

time they have been stuck at home and this time round the weather isn't great. And so I'm doing

my best to really prioritise them at the

moment. So of course, the podcast will be here, but it may be that some episodes end up being a

little bit shorter, a little bit less comprehensive than usual. But we'll see how it goes. I'm going to

do my best to keep on the ledge rolling because I love

making the show. It's great for my mental health and I know it's great for your mental health too.

What are we talking about this week? Well, if you've ever wondered whether that very rare cactus you're

lusting after on the internet is an ethical purchase. This episode

should help. I'm joined by Jared Margolis, who's an academic who's been going behind the headlines

to find out more about the trade in illegally obtained cactine succulents.

Plus, I'm answering a question about storing corms.

Storing corms.

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