{"podcast":{"title":"The Houseplant Coach","slug":"the-houseplant-coach-3350890","podcast_index_feed_id":3350890,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4806336/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-houseplant-coach--4806336","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d76c961f69e9d13a7dfab5992182074c.jpg","author":"Veronica Oh Happy","episode_count":322,"summary":"Get to the root of your houseplant problems with The Houseplant Coach! Whether you're a new plant parent or have a decades-old indoor jungle, you'll learn fabulous things. Join 'professional plant nerd' Veronica as she explores the not-so-common answers to many common houseplant maladies.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T06:19:45.240230+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-houseplant-coach-3350890"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 294 - Perlite and fluoride toxicity: continuing the conversation.","slug":"episode-294-perlite-and-fluoride-toxicity-continuing-the-conversation","published_at":"2025-10-27T18:31:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-houseplant-coach-3350890/episode-294-perlite-and-fluoride-toxicity-continuing-the-conversation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-houseplant-coach-3350890","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-294-perlite-and-fluoride-toxicity-continuing-the-conversation--68301163","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68301163/podcast_1761584857.mp3","summary":"Recently(ish) someone brought a video to my attention from a soil scientist who was talking about the concern with perlite and fluoride toxicity. There were a few issues with the data and the points presented, and while the studies I found that line up with this video do show little cause for concern, they weren’t designed with real-world applicability in mind. Listen to the episode for these points as well as what we can do to minimize risk. And, as always, Oh Happy Dirt remains perlite-free because it’s my job to make it the absolute best available :) Also, right now (end of October/early November 2025) there’s a sale on: spend $50, get a free quart of either V’s Mix or our hoya soil. Https://OhHappyPlants.shop","meta_description":"Recently(ish) someone brought a video to my attention from a soil scientist who was talking about the concern with perlite and fluoride toxicity. There we…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4439,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-houseplant-coach-3350890/episodes/episode-294-perlite-and-fluoride-toxicity-continuing-the-conversation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-houseplant-coach-3350890/episode-294-perlite-and-fluoride-toxicity-continuing-the-conversation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}