Hello and welcome to On the Ledge podcast, the podcast for the people who like houseplants.

And that's you, isn't it?

Yes, I thought so.

I'm your host, Jane Perrone, and in this week's show, we're talking cacti and succulents with a legendary nursery,

Ulrich Harga of German Cactus Nursery, Cacteen Harger.

And I answer a question about a brutal chop to a monster deliciosa.

My hand is very sore right now. There are two reasons for that. Reason one, I have been writing hundreds, and I do mean hundreds of cards to Patreon subscribers. If you're outside the UK, your card is at this moment in the post, if you're listening reasonably soon after publication, obviously. And if you are in the UK, I am still writing those cards. Obviously, they won't take as long to arrive,

so they will go in the post this coming week. So, in other words, if you're a patron at the legend

or superfan level, look out for your card. And if you get your card, please, please

put it on social media and tell me how messy my handwriting is and how you can't read it,

because I have appalling handwriting. I should say that my daughter wrote the labels for the ones

that had extra characters in it. So that's why the writing on the front of the card is

neater than the writing inside. Second reason why I have a sore hand. I've been putting together

a wardrobe for my son. Never let me buy flat pack furniture again, listeners. And my hand is

really sore as a result. Thank you to my new patrons this week.

Amanda, Monica, Riley H, hope I've said that right,

and Carol, Aubur Game Legends this week.

So thank you, round of applause to you.

And if you want to find out how to join the legend clan,

or the superfan clan or the crazy

plant person clan of on the ledge patronage, then check out the show notes at janeperone.com.

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