Episode 280: Citrus and other fruit to grow as houseplants
On The Ledge
Jane Perrone
4.8 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Struggling to keep your potted citrus alive? I chat to Byron Martin of Logee’s Greenhouses to find out his top tips for keep lemons, limes and more alive in your home. Plus I answer a question about taming a Monstera.
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| 0:29.6 | Music. This week's episode is zesty and fruity. |
| 0:50.3 | Yes, we're talking citrus and other potted edible fruits. |
| 0:59.1 | Plus I answer a question about a monster that needs taming. |
| 1:04.9 | And there's an important update about the next episode of On the Ledge that you won't want to miss. |
| 1:15.8 | Logies Greenhouses in Danielson, Connecticut in the US |
| 1:20.5 | is one of the best known sellers of indoor plants |
| 1:24.3 | and indeed one of the most historic. |
| 1:27.4 | It started out as a cut flower business |
| 1:29.4 | back in 1892. But the Logi family quickly got into citrus and the rest is history. They've |
| 1:36.9 | been growing wonderful house plants from begonias to Gersneriads since then. And today I'm delighted to be joined by the latest sion of the Lodji family, Byron E. Martin, |
| 1:52.2 | who is here to talk about book, edible houseplants, which contains a wonderful array of citrus. |
| 1:59.9 | You can grow in containers in your house as well as some |
| 2:03.4 | other fascinating fruits. If you've ever bought one of those citrus from the supermarket or the |
| 2:10.8 | garden centre, cute little potted things covered in fruit and found that they've died very, very quickly. This is the |
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