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Music To stake or not to stake. That is the question.

Hello, my name's Jane Barone and this is on The Ledge podcast.

And in this week's episode, I'm talking about whether you need to stake your moth orchids.

Plus, I answer a question about houseplants in the movies.

And we hear from listener Helen.

Now this is an episode that may ignite strong opinions in you.

So I don't know whether this issue is particularly controversial to you,

but some people get very het up about staking and orchids. In this episode, I'm going to offer up my view,

some of the alternatives, the pros and cons, and you can weigh up for yourself what's the best way

for you to proceed with your orchid collection. So whether you're a fan of them or not, they are something that comes into

your life every now and again. You're bought one or you pick one up in the garden centre and

99 times out of 100, they will be staked. You'll find that the flower spikes are held at 12

o'clock or there or thereabouts by either a plastic or a bamboo steak,

and the spike will be attached to that steak with little tiny clips. They're often called

butterfly clips. They sometimes actually have butterflies on them, and these are almost always

made out of plastic. And why is this the

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