*I am re-upoading this episode as many listeners have had problems with the old file - my apologies!*
Rare cacti and succulents are being ripped out of the ground and sold illegally all over the world. Dr Jared Margulies of the University of Alabama joins me to discuss the issue of plant poaching: from what to look for when you’re buying rare succulents, to who is behind the illegal trade. And I answer a question about storing Xanthosoma corms. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/2021/1/8/cactus-succulent-illegal-poaching
Episode 260: repotting houseplants
Episode 259: Succulentomania - illustrations from an eighteenth century botanical treasury
Episode 258: Q&A special
Episode 257: introducing the sowalong 2023, plus the sensitive plant
Episode 256: celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and their houseplants
Episode 255: A Deep Sea Dive into houseplants at RHS Wisley
Episode 254: an update on peat-free houseplants
Epsiode 253: succulents and staghorn ferns
Episode 252: houseplant pot hacks
Episode 251: mycorrhizal fungi and houseplants
Episode 250: Hoyas with Betsy Begonia
Bonus episode: old houseplants (from the OTL archive)
Episode 249: The Allotment Keeper's Handbook
Episode 248: 31 fascinating facts about houseplants
Episode 247: choosing a greenhouse
Episode 246: Jade Murray talks about her new book, plus a wick watering Q&A
Episode 245: houseplant botany with Dr Scott Zona
Episode 244: visiting the National Collection of Hoyas
Episode 243: root mealybugs
Episode 242: a look at Pilea - beyond the Chinese money plant
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