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Music Is your house plant Claire rooted in science?

Let's hope so.

We find out more with guest Ashley Essekin this week, delving deep into the world of soil science.

Thanks for all your fabulous feedback on the new email newsletter on the UK house plant scene, the plant ledger which came out last Friday.

The next one will be out next Friday. That's March the 25th, 2022. So plenty of time to subscribe

for that. And you get my free in-depth guide to tackling fungus gnats if you subscribe.

So check out the show notes for details of how to sign up for the plant ledger.

And if you're a small, planty business and you fancy advertising in the plant leisure,

also drop me a line and I can fill you in on the details.

There are special reduce rates for the first three

editions. While I'm saying thanks, I'd like to extend a warm thank you to Ange, who upgraded from

legend to superfan status. And your special exclusive superfan card should be winging its way to you now, the postal service notwithstanding.

Do you really know what's going on around the roots of your house plants?

This week's episode is really going to make you think because I'm joined by soil scientist

Ashley Esakin from gardening in Canada and she has so much good advice for us houseblank

growers about how the substrate around our roots

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