Episode 219: raid the recycling and help your houseplants

On The Ledge

Jane Perrone

Houseplants, Leisure, Gardening, Home & Garden, Plants

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

It’s Earth Day, so let’s take a look at what you can find and reuse for your houseplants. Rifle through the recycling bin, search your kitchen cupboards and you’ll find plenty of stuff you can press into service. Plus I answer a question about a droopy Alocasia and we hear from listener Natalie.

For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/houseplants-equipment

Thanks to LAVA-LITE for sponsoring this week's episode. Find out more about their range of houseplant products derived from volcanic deposits here.

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0:00.0	Thanks to Lava Light for supporting this week's show. Why the name? Well, all of Lava Light's products are derived from volcanic deposits. From specialist pest control to growing media, lava lights products offer moisture control, nutrient boosts and are H neutral,
0:22.7	helping your houseplants thrive, whether you're just starting out or have bags of experience.
0:28.6	If you're struggling with fungus gnats, larva lights no-nats is the perfect 100% natural solution.
0:35.6	If you're into cacti and succulents, try cactus grow. You can add it to your
0:39.6	potting mix, use it as a top dressing or propagate your succulence in it. For orchid fans,
0:45.7	orchid grow is the perfect medium to boost the health and well-being of your flowers. And finally,
0:51.5	Lava Light Plus is a new growing medium that's pH neutral and perfect for all your indoor plants.
0:59.0	Visit lava-lashlight.co.uk, that's L-A-V-L-I-T-E dot co-D-U-K, to find out more about what Lava-L-A-L-A-L-A-L-T-E-E-D-C to find out more about what Lava-L light can do for your houseplants.
1:12.6	Lava light, naturally the best. Hello and welcome to On the Ledge podcast.
1:35.9	I've done so many episodes.
1:37.2	I have no idea what episode number this is, but welcome to the show.
1:45.6	In this week's On The ledge, I'm talking about how some common household items you normally
1:52.8	throw away can be used for your plants. Plus, I answer a question about a droopy alacasia
1:59.9	and we hear from Natalie in Meet the Listener.
2:06.9	Thank you to all of you who've been adding hashtag O'TL Sewalong to your social posts.
2:13.8	This in case you're new to the show is my annual seed-sewing extravaganza for anyone who wants to grow houseplants from scratch, from a seed.
2:27.2	And listeners are never-endingly adventurous in what they choose to sew. You can start with a cactus or a colius, or you can be
2:37.0	like leafy exotics and go for an amorphalus, peonifolius. Wow. Amorpha fallus is a really
2:44.3	incredible genus. I don't know what peonifolius looks like. I'm guessing it that it has peony-like
2:50.2	leaves from that name.
2:52.3	But well done leafy exotic. That looks awesome. I'm just going to click follow on your
2:56.4	Instagram because for some reason I'm not following you. And in fact, leafy exotics I've just
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