Episode 59: Aloes, Agaves and other succulents with Colin Walker
On The Ledge
Jane Perrone
4.8 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 27 July 2018
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Colin Walker has been growing succulents for 50 years, and he just happens to be the president of the British Cactus and Succulent Society. I interviewed him this week to find out about his two specialisms, Aloes and Agaves, and also found out about his penchant for putting succulents in odd containers such as teapots - and why cat litter can help with your succulent propagation (as long as you get the right type).
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, House Plant fans, it's Jane Perrone, and we're here to talk about succulent. |
| 0:28.6 | Yes, this is On the Ledge, the podcast for people who like plants that live in your house. |
| 0:37.0 | Possibly on the ledge, possibly not. |
| 0:39.4 | And this week our guest is Colin Walker, |
| 0:42.6 | president of the British Cactus and Succulents Society. |
| 0:46.9 | We'll be finding out about the ALO family, |
| 0:49.5 | including how to fix your miserable-looking Alovera, |
| 0:53.6 | discovering exactly what succulents need in terms of potting soil, |
| 0:58.4 | and finding out how cat litter can help you with your propagation. |
| 1:05.4 | It's a packed show today, so do stay tuned, |
| 1:08.8 | and as always, visit the show notes at janeperone.com and there you'll find |
| 1:13.7 | loads of extra resources and loads of fantastic pictures from Colin showing him and his plants |
| 1:19.8 | which will be fascinating to look at. So do check that out as well. And if after the interview with |
| 1:26.1 | Colin you're left thinking, oh, I wish there was more of that. |
| 1:28.9 | That was so interesting. Well, I'm glad to say there is a solution. You can head on over to |
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| 1:40.7 | You just have to pledge $5 a month or more to On the Ledge and you will become |
| 1:46.9 | a Patreon subscriber and that way you'll be able to listen to an extra interview with Colin in which |
| 1:52.8 | he talks about Sanseverias and some really interesting stuff on them plus fertilising cacti |
| 1:59.3 | and succulents. And you'll also find out what's coming up in upcoming shows. |
| 2:04.5 | So if you're a really big fan of the show and you just want more, |
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