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On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts

Episode 188: getting started with terrariums

On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts

Jane Perrone

Leisure, Home & Garden

4.9782 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Terrariums offer endless possibilities for growing, but where do you start? Jacob James of GrowTropicals joins me to discuss containers, substrates and of course - the plants. Plus I answer a question about Aroids and toxicity.

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Yes, we're talking terrariums this week in On the Ledge.

0:59.4

I am your hardworking host, Jane Perrone,

1:03.9

and this is the show that brings you the house plant info you need.

1:09.9

And this week, Jacob James from Grow Tropicals

1:13.4

joins me to talk about starting terrariums, the best plants, lighting, substrates and more.

1:21.4

And I answer a question about toxic aeroids. I don't mean the high prices for rare plants, although that is quite toxic.

1:31.4

I mean the chemicals inside your favourite aeroids that might make you or your pets poorly if you decide to eat them.

1:43.0

The big plant news around here this week is that my daughter has finally started to show an

1:50.9

interesting plants result. She's a teenager and she's just started asking me if she can have plants

1:57.6

for her room. So far she's got a succulent and a cactus, and she's asking for more.

2:02.8

She has given them names, which she says is helping her remember to water them.

2:07.7

So yes, my influence is beginning to have an effect.

2:14.5

Sorry, got a bit over the top there.

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