271 episodes

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.

On The Ledge Jane Perrone

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    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings

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.

    OTL sowalong part two - where to start growing houseplants from seed

    OTL sowalong part two - where to start growing houseplants from seed

    Jane Perrone talks to Alina Smith of US houseplant seed sellers Plantflix about how to get started growing from seed, and answers a question about a Homalomena.
    For full show notes and a transcript visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/houseplants-from-seed
    Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene: https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger
    Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.
    Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge
    Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone
    Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans

    • 47 min
    Launching the OTL sowalong, plus Anthuriums without cabinets

    Launching the OTL sowalong, plus Anthuriums without cabinets

    Find out how to join in with my annual houseplant seed sowing project, and I talk anthuriums with Gemma Haigh of The Plant Parlour. Plus I answer a question about boisduval scale.
    For full show notes including a transcript visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/sowalong-anthuriums 
    Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene: https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger
    Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.
    Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge
    Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone
    Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/house...

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Air plant chat and how to grow a pineapple plant

    Air plant chat and how to grow a pineapple plant

    I talk air plants (aka Tillandsias) with expert grower Don Billington, and I take on a listener question about another bromeliad - a poorly pineapple.
    For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/houseplants-children 
    Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene: https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger
    Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.
    Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge
    Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone
    Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans

    • 37 min
    Episode 287: light and light meters with House Plant Journal

    Episode 287: light and light meters with House Plant Journal

    Host Jane Perrone talks to Darryl Cheng aka House Plant Journal about the science of light for houseplants and how a light meter can up your houseplant game, and the Q&A covers how to tame an agave.
    For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/light-meters
    Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene: https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger
    Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.
    Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge
    Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone
    Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/house...

    • 49 min
    Fungus gnats revisited

    Fungus gnats revisited

    A blast from the past as I replay an early episode of On The Ledge all about those annoying houseplant pests, fungus gnats, plus I answer questions on saving a damaged cactus, rusty watering cans, flowering plants for Easter.
    For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/fungus-gnats 
    Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene: https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger
    Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.
    Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge
    Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone
    Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/house...
     

    • 32 min
    A Jungle In Your Living Room - getting children into houseplants

    A Jungle In Your Living Room - getting children into houseplants

    I talk to Michael Holland about his new houseplant book for children, and I answer a question about mealybugs on cuttings.
    For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/houseplants-children 
    Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene: https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger
    Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.
    Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge
    Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone
    Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/house...
     
     

    • 49 min

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