Episode 90: fertilisers for houseplants plus OTL sowalong part four
On The Ledge
Jane Perrone
4.8 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2019
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
From tablets to foliar sprays, choosing what products to use when you fertilise houseplants can seem like a bit of a minefield. Leigh Hunt, the RHS’s principal horticultural advisor, joins me to explain why we need to feed houseplants in the first place, what they need and how to decode those numbers on the back of the packet! Plus I answer a question about aquascaping soil and bring you part four of the On The Ledge sowalong, looking at what to do once your seedlings have emerged.
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| 0:00.0 | This week's On The Ledge is supported by Always Kalanchoet, the website that inspires you to find out about the incredible family of colourful succulents that are just so easy to grow. |
| 0:18.0 | There's more to Kalanchoes than you may think. |
| 0:20.7 | From the brightly kind of |
| 0:21.8 | flaming Katie to the intriguing green flowered magic bells. These little beauties will bloom |
| 0:27.5 | happily in kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, window ledges or outside on patios during the summer months. |
| 0:34.1 | And as one of the most popular houseplants, they can have great health benefits too. |
| 0:39.0 | So there are loads of reasons to turn your home into an indoor jungle, as we all know are on the ledge, |
| 0:44.3 | including fighting tiredness and increasing concentration to improving air quality. |
| 0:49.2 | And as Kalanchoes are one of the most colourful house plants. They can be a fantastic mood booster too. |
| 0:55.6 | Kalashuets are widely available from florists, |
| 0:58.1 | supermarkets and garden centres nationwide. |
| 1:01.1 | Kalashawai care tips and inspiration can be found on the Always Kalashore website. |
| 1:05.6 | That's Kalantuay.nchuae.nl 4 slash e.n. |
| 1:08.6 | Or follow them on Instagram at always kalanchoet. Well, missed my Marantas. It's episode 90. And I'm feeling finity. Ooh, that didn't really work, did it? |
| 1:45.8 | This week, we're taking on the subject of feeding your plants. |
| 1:49.9 | If you've ever wondered what those numbers on the back of the fertilizer packet mean, or how |
| 1:54.4 | to tell whether your plant needs feeding in the first place, I have all the answers for |
| 1:59.6 | you this week, and I went straight to the top for my expert advice. |
| 2:04.6 | I'm speaking to Lee Hunt, who's the principal horticultural advisor for the Royal Horticultural |
| 2:09.7 | Society here in the UK. |
| 2:12.1 | This man really knows his stuff. |
| 2:14.5 | And we're tackling part four of the On the Ledge Sewalong, finding out what to do with your seedlings once they've emerged. And we're tackling part four of the On the Ledge Sew Along, finding out what to do |
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