Episode 66: houseplant propagation
On The Ledge
Jane Perrone
4.8 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2018
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
You’ve gathered an awesome collection of houseplants, learning how to care for each and every one (with a few casualties along the way!) but what next? Propagation - the art and science of making more plants from the ones you already have - is a great way of getting to know your plants better, bulking up your collection and providing gifts for friends and family.
I interview Rose Ray and Caro Langton of green interiors firm Ro Co about their new book Root, Nurture, Grow.
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| 0:00.0 | Peron's the name, Propagation is the game this week in On the Ledge. |
| 0:29.5 | And I just love that moment when you pull out a cutting from the water and what you find. |
| 0:36.0 | Hallelujah, it's roots. |
| 0:37.9 | Welcome to the show. If you're a new listener it's roots. Welcome to the show. |
| 0:39.0 | If you're a new listener, I am your host, Jane Perrone, guiding you step by step through |
| 0:44.2 | the world of house plant ownership. |
| 0:46.6 | And this week, we're finding out how to make more plants. |
| 0:49.6 | Oh gosh, you say, I've got quite a few already. |
| 0:52.4 | Yes, but these you can share with your friends. |
| 0:55.8 | My guest this week, Rose Ray and Caro Langton, are the founders of the Green Interior Company |
| 1:01.2 | Roco, based in the British seaside town of Margate. Their first book, House of Plants, was an international |
| 1:07.1 | hit, and now their new work, Root, Nurture, Grow, is about to be published and it's on the |
| 1:13.8 | much needed topic of plant propagation covering everything from air layering to root shoots to |
| 1:20.0 | propagation chambers and beyond i was lucky to get an advanced copy of this book and let me tell you |
| 1:25.6 | it's really really beautiful and also useful |
| 1:28.6 | which is a very good combination. I gave Rose and Caro a call and spoke to them about the book |
| 1:34.6 | given that they live by the seaside you might hear some rather atmospheric seagull noises in the |
| 1:39.7 | background of this interview but hopefully it enhances the mood. As ever with interviews, I got a little bit off-piece right from the start. |
| 1:47.9 | So apologies if you're not a dog lover because we start off talking about our dogs Huxley and |
| 1:53.5 | Wolfie. So you might want to fast forward if you're not a fan of the canine, but otherwise do |
| 1:58.4 | dip in and enjoy this interview. I'll be back halfway through |
| 2:01.5 | to tell you about this week's sponsor, the joyofplants.co.com.uk, and to bring you a Q and A on |
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