In one study, researchers discovered that talking to your plants can help them grow faster. They also found that plants grow faster to the sound of a female voice than to the sound of a male voice. Other studies have experimented with different sound levels and even the kinds of things that are said to plants. Do they respond better to compliments or insults? What are your thoughts LiveTribers? Can talking to plants help them grow?
Posted by on 28 Nov 2022
Music definitely helps. Japanese farmers use classical music as part of the routine to grow rock melons with excellent results.
I think so. Its part of caring for them, giving them energy
Yes
Yes, I absolutely believe that
My late husband always told the plants off if he thought they weren't growing as fast as he expected or wasn't giving the crop he anticipated. Seemed to work for him, but I haven't used the technique yet and the plants are still growing well.
I don't think it can hurt to talk and be nice to any living thing - animal, plant or human
No can't see this making any difference, though seems Biden and Charles thinks it works, so ll the more reason why I think I'm right....
Yes. It's good for the gardener too.
It certainly couldn't hurt, so why not.
yes ...they will. plants do have lives
perhaps they respond to us talking to ourselves and are eavesdropping.
yes, apparently talking to plants at night can provide extra CO2, which will help them grow for sure
It's been suggested that the carbon dioxide you emit when talking to plants helps them grow. I don't believe it helps the plants but I do think it's good for the individual.
depends on how close you are to your plants
I'm not sure if plants respond and grow faster when we talk to them but I'm going to try it! Considering the miracle of growth, how a tiny seed can grow into a plant or gigantic tree, anything is possible. I talk to my dog (who's deaf!) and my chickens so why not talk to my plants, too :)
Have always talked to my plants, to congratulate or be amazed with them, it just seems so natural to do so..
If your a nature or earth person then absolutely yes it makes a difference, give attention it will blossom. Ignore it , it will fade and die.
I dont really believe that talking to plants help them grow. I definitely think it is more about knowing what the plant needs and treating it appropriately. Like more light or less water or more sun, etc.
i dont believe about talking to plants can help them grow faster. we just need to treat the plants very well
Only if King Charles does the talking. :)
It can't hurt. May as well keep our options open.
I’ve heard them say that playing certain types of music can help plants grow. I’m not really convinced that talking to them or music really does work…
I have a friend that regularly talks to his plants and after he’s smoked the buds off the plants, they talk back!
I’ve never heard of this, but hey I wouldn’t be surprised, they are living things like us! People would just think I’m mad if I start talking to my plants though lol
Talking to plants helps me to grow. At least they have no choice but to sit there and listen to me
I used to help my grandma in the propagation shed at work when she was growing plants and in her massive manicured garden at home filled with all types of plants and helping her water weed and care for her beautiful yard. We would talk to them and around them while caring for them and I would sing to them and including the natural habitat in the creek bed at the end of the yard her yard was amazing and won a few awards. So I believe yes they enjoyed our little chat times and having us tell them they're beautiful. Also saved numerous plants but also may weeds. Also got the occasional rose thorn prick so maybe they didn't all like my voice.
Definitely it also obviously helps the plant because they take up more co2 when we breathe on them. ;)
I don't think so. I have begged and pleaded with plants not to die but they still did, so obviously my talking to them didn't help.
Depends what you tellem
I talk to them and often have soft, classical music in the background. My indoor plants are absolutely flourishing!
Might as well add some water.
No wonder my plants do not grow very well..even when talking to them…Now I know the science I will hand over the job to the female in the house..who never stops talking…watch my plants take off now!!!
Unfortunately, all my plants are plastic and I am sure they do not respond to talking!
I talk to mine all the time and they don't talk back, but they flourish and are very happy.
Plants sense vibrations in the air and are sensitive to movement and heat changes, so standing close to a plant and talking would be noticed by them....but would that help them grow faster? Probably not unless all the right conditions were at hand and the plant was healthy in the first place. There are so many different plants, and different factors like health, nutrients, age of plants, water needs.. There would have to be lots of different things working together to cause any real difference to the plant.
I think talking to the plants helps them to grow. Good vibes and kind words, works as nutrishients.
I don't think that talking to plants and trees encourages growth. But it is beneficial to the person who is working in the garden as it a way for them to clarify their thoughts.
I don't think talking to plants/trees has any effect on their growth and development however this may have a beneficial effect on people experiencing minor well-being issues.
Positive affirmation can always help things grow.
I think Yes - but it is more the imaginative thought processes which they "hear" rather than the actual words.
I think talking to plants may have health benefits for gardeners as it may relieve stress and anxiety, however do not believe that it has any effect on plants
I have a friend that talks and sings to her plants and finds them flourishing, especially when they look like they are on the way out….so I believe that it is so.
Absolutely.. my father was a gardener and firmly believed this to be the case and saw success every time he resurrected a dying plant
if talking to plants make them grow then my plants then my plants must be deaf.
yes, talking to plants helps them grow. Every living thing needs kindness and nurturing, and a sense of belonging.
Plants are just like human beings and have feelings too.
Not entirely convinced that talking to my plants helps them grow, but it hasn't stopped me talking to them anyway that's for sure!!!!
I think that is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard I’ve got a lemon tree and no matter how many times I’ve told it to grow lemons it’s never listened
I accept that plants respond to human voice, but clearly they don;t understand context, so it would not matter when you actually say.
Even if talking nicely to plants doesn't help the plant, it certainly helps the talker!
I believe so. The findings seem to indicate that plants are just like human beings and have feelings too.
I kill plants. I have a black thumb, not a green thumb. Talking to my plants has never helped to keep them alive.
If it were true my house would be a jungle buy now.
I talk to my plants when I'm watering. I have no gardening experience but I have athriving veggie patch and herb garden, some amazing plants in my garden, and an abundance of succulents and cacti that started as cuttings. I propagate the pups and they grow like wildfire - healthy and beautiful!
Well , yes, I do talk to mine and tell them not to die etc and then of course I remember that King Charles when he was Prince said he always spoke to the flowers and plants and I guess if it's good enough for him then it is good enough for me!
If that theory is correct I must keep saying the wrong words. Maybe I should talk to the weather man. We need wind control in this area. Even with special supports some of our plants are getting badly punished at the moment
Maybe yes...... does that mean Farmers need to beg on bended knee during droughts to give plants hope!?
Well of course in days not very long ago people would pray for rain after droughts and when you go outside don't forget to take your umbrella! But honestly people were great believers in praying for rain.
I believe this subject is rubbish. Try talking to people. JMHO
WHat does JMHO mean?
Pretty smile, and eyes.
I hope I replied in the right spot. I love blondes. Real blondes.
I love your beauty.
This theory has been around for years. I read a book "The Secret Life of Plants" many years ago where these theories were put forward. I wasn't convinced. One study says it does help, another says it doesn't. I'm a keen Gardener, I don't talk to my plants, however, I look after them by using plant food, mulching around them, and pruning when required plus removing weeds. That helps them grow faster - nothing else
I read that book when it was released. I'm not sure about it either and I think some of the claims have been refuted. Some people might feel a connection to their plants and talk to them but I doubt whether it helps them grow better.
Yup Ere
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