Episode 313: Getting our hands dirty with terrariums - goo and begonias under glass with The Begonia Ladies
On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts
Jane Perrone
4.9 • 782 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
I'm joined by The Begonia Ladies aka Ash (@begoni.ash on Insta) and Nina (@begonia_lady on Insta) to talk terrarium goo and begonias under glass.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to On the Ledge podcast. I'm your host Jane Perrone, and this week we're talking about goo. I just love saying that word. It makes me so happy. |
| 0:19.1 | Specifically the goo that goes in terrariums |
| 0:21.9 | to make a wonderful landscape for your plants. And in this podcast, we'll be talking specifically |
| 0:30.4 | about bologna's in terrariums. And I'm joined by two wonderful guests in the form of |
| 0:36.0 | the bagononia ladies. |
| 0:37.9 | That's Ash and Nina. |
| 0:39.8 | And they specialize in begonias for terrariums and also substrates for those plants and environments. |
| 0:47.7 | So I think you're really going to enjoy this week's show. |
| 0:50.6 | Just before we get into that, a couple of pieces of housekeeping, thanks to everyone |
| 0:55.8 | who enjoyed the Terrarium Time Machine episode last week. Had lots of lovely feedback. I had a |
| 1:02.9 | message from Sarah the plant rescuer saying, more Terrarium Time Machine, please. So yes, I think I |
| 1:09.1 | might have to take the Terrarium time machine for another spin. |
| 1:13.2 | Not quite sure where yet, so let me know if you've got thoughts on that. And just to be clear, |
| 1:18.8 | I referenced German and Bobby in the podcast and asked them to shut the door. They are real |
| 1:25.4 | listeners. And I got a message from German saying |
| 1:28.8 | that how much he enjoyed the show and thanking me for taking him along on my botanical time |
| 1:34.4 | travels. So yeah, maybe you'd like to come along next time. What do you think? Also, on Patreon, |
| 1:41.7 | lots of new Patreon subscribers this week. We've got Colleen, who's a crazy plant person. |
| 1:47.8 | Roxanne and Kelly became free members. And Anne and Matt became legends on my free trial. |
| 1:54.8 | And Doreen became a superfan. It's great to have you on board. and if you're interested in my Patreon to unlock exclusive |
| 2:02.7 | content and also add free episodes, check out patreon.com forward slash on the ledge. Right, without any |
| 2:10.2 | further ado, let's get into the chat with Asch and Nina. The goo is go. Nina and Ash, welcome to On the Ledge podcast. |
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