You Have to Talk to Your Plants
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You Have to Talk to Your Plants
Talking to your plants will help them grow.
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I had a conversation with my plant the other day. Ok, I know many of you are thinking what? You have lost your mind. Some of you may be thinking, sounds like Cassie.
A few of you may be intrigued to find out what I said to my plant.
I told her to suck it up! And quit being a pansy! She is a Poinsettia and needs to look great through the holiday season.
In her defense, she did have a bit of a rough start. I had to repot her, and this hurt a little. In the first pot, she was getting soggy.
She is now in a better draining pot, in bright, indirect light, and away from drafts of cold and hot.
I told her to stop dropping leaves! That was a week ago. Since she has not dropped any leaves, now I know you think I have completely lost my mind.
Worry not, I know that providing more stable conditions had a lot to do with it, but I like to believe in the magic of talking to your plants will help them grow. There are some truths to this theory that I will discuss.
That is why Talking to Your Plants is the rule in my house for plant parenting. Whether you are a first-time plant owner, a plant owner that has had trouble keeping plants alive, or a plant owner that knows nothing more than your plant needs water, I suggest you start talking to your plants.
If you have not already, check out my other rules for plant parenting here. Also, stay tuned for more of my plant rules to come.
Talking to your plants may seem strange to many of you. I have always done it, but I am a little strange. I really wanted to know if there is any truth to this or if it is only a myth. I began to research and was surprised to find that this is really a popular topic and has been talked about for decades.
Research and studies that have been done on this subject have proven a few truths.
What I have conducted from my research is this:
Three of the same type of plants were placed in the same growing conditions in 3 separate greenhouses. The only difference in the conditions was sound. One greenhouse had music playing, the second had a recorded voice playing, and the third greenhouse had no sound.
The plants in the 2 greenhouses with a recorded voice playing and music playing had a higher growth rate than the plant in the greenhouse with no sound. The plant in the greenhouse playing music had the highest rate of growth.
This has to do with soundwaves because they help to stimulate the plants' cells and encourage nutrients to move through the plant body. This promotes the plant to produce new growth.
I found this to be fascinating. Talking to plants is not all magic and myth.
Let us break this down:
Step 1. Talk to your plants. Lean in allowing the sound waves to vibrate the plant’s foliage.
Step 2. The sound waves stimulate the plants’ cells.
Step 3. The plant’s stimulated cells encourage nutrients to move through the plant’s body.
Step 4. This promotes plant growth.
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Now that you know there is some truth to this; be sure you are talking to your plants while caring for them. If possible, play music near your plants. This is not only growth-promoting for your plant but also therapeutic for you!
I hope this has inspired you to talk to your plants!
