Midweek bonus 5: I Love My Plants

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Midweek bonus 5: I Love My Plants

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Apr 22, 2020

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I answer a question about buying houseplants from big box stores, we meet listener Lynne and we hear a song about plants from Mark Truesdell.

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Apr 22, 2020

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On The Ledge is a podcast all about indoor gardening - helping you to grow everything from Aloe vera to the ZZ plant. Presenter Jane Perrone has been nuts about houseplants since she was knee high to a Swiss cheese plant. She quizzes the experts, helps you find cool new stuff to grow and figures out how to fix your plant problems. For more information, email ontheledgepodcast@gmail.com or visit janeperrone.com.

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Episode 67, part five: Peperomia prostrata: This tiny trailing plant is perfect for growing 'on the ledge', and is easy as pie to maintain... by On The Ledge
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Midweek bonus 5: I Love My Plants

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