Episode 74: Aquascaping with George Farmer

On The Ledge

Jane Perrone

Houseplants, Leisure, Gardening, Home & Garden, Plants

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Professional aquascaper George Farmer turned his hobby into a successful career, becoming one of the stars of the aquarium scene. I visited his home in Cambridgeshire to find out where it all began, get some tips on how to get started with your first underwater landscape, and how his love of aquascaping helped him deal with PTSD in the wake of his previous career in active service as an RAF bomb disposal operative.

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0:00.0	It's on the ledge podcast number 74.
0:18.8	And this week we're getting submerged into the world of aquascaping with George Farmer.
0:33.5	I'm host Jane Perrone and welcome to my oral terrarium. Yes, that's what a listener described on the ledge as in a lovely iTunes reviewed this week. Thank you very much to Work Smarter, who left me a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. How nice of you. I really appreciate it. If you want to leave a review for the podcast, please do.
0:54.8	The other recent review that I liked was entitled My Quirky and Brilliant Sudo-Aunt.
1:00.8	I guess she means me. World famous aquascaper George Farmer is my guest on the show this week.
1:08.6	I find out how he got started in the world of creating wonderful
1:12.6	underwater landscapes and how a hobby that turned into profession has helped him cope with the
1:18.8	after effects of PTSD. And I squeeze lots of practical tips out of George as well for anyone
1:25.1	wanting to get started in aquascaping or indeed up their game.
1:30.2	Also coming up a Q&A about a raindrop pepperomiate with curling leaves. Yes, what is making
1:37.2	the leaves of your plant curl? We'll find out some possible answers in that coming up
1:42.6	halfway through the show. But before I play the interview
1:46.4	with George, just a word about merchandising. As you know, on The Ledge Podcast has recently changed
1:53.5	its logo to something very cool and minimalist. That logo is starting to replace the old logo in most locations, but it may take a few
2:03.4	more days for me to totally strip out the old one and replace it with the new. But if you want
2:09.4	to display this new logo about your very person, the opportunity is there because I have set up
2:15.0	a merch shop for On the Ledge. If you go to janeperone.com
2:19.3	in the top right hand corner, you'll find a link called shop. That's what you need to click on.
2:24.2	And you can buy your own tote bags, mugs, t-shirts, hoodies, vests. There's all sorts there
2:30.3	for every taste. And for the next week and a half, there's 15% off. So do go and nab yourselves
2:37.5	a little Christmas present for the plant lover in your life or indeed for yourself, because I think
2:43.1	there's nothing better than a Christmas present you've bought yourself, is there? So please do go
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