About this episode
🪴Think week we've taken things indoors... Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling ' Experts In Their Field '. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture . Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. Now, when we use the word gardening, we all instantly think of the great outdoors and flowers and lawns but for this week’s conversation, we’re taking things indoors and into an indoor jungle to be precise! In my opinion, gardening is something you can do indoors or outdoors and houseplants are just indoor gardening! Once a houseplant killer, I am now confidently keeping all of mine alive and that is largely due to wonderful advice and help from an excellent houseplant expert. Jonny Balchandani, otherwise known as The Bearded Plantaholic, is one of the most entertaining, but also knowledgeable people that I know and if you’ve not seen him before then you’re in for a huge treat! In this episode, we talk about how his jungle began, where it began and a huge thing that hes got coming up that you’re not going to want to miss! And, I will warn you – this episode does contain a considerable amount of spicy language and swearing… If you’d like to see more from Jonny, then you should head over to Instagram and follow him now, where you can find him as @ thebeardedplantaholic ! Jonny is going is charting his new houseplant exploits with the huge lorry container, over on his YouTube channel too, where you can find him once again as The Bearded Plantaholic . If listening to Jonny has given you the push you needed to get stuck in with houseplants too or if you just want to give your existing collection a boost then do try some of Westland’s Houseplant Care range. With a wide range of indoor potting mixes and feeds that guarantee superb results, regardless of experience or ability. Including nutrient rich feeds and specially blended potting mixes, you’ll have everything you need for growing the very best orchids, cacti, succulents, bonsai, citrus plants and more - Westland have you covered. Westland also understands that nurturing houseplants can sometimes be challenging, so they’ve created an online houseplant hub, packed full of expert guidance and product advice to help you cultivate a thriving indoor jungle. From videos on propagation and repotting, to articles on pet-friendly houseplants, check it out at gardenhealth.com/houseplant-hub ✍️ Read My Latest Blog: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!