Do your Plants Talk to You?

@akalinus I'm glad you enjoyed them.

One summer, I started talking to the tomato plants. I told them they were beautiful and grow the best fruit ever. I said people love them and eat the little tomatoes because they are so sweet. The harvest that year was the best I ever had.

@DaddyEvil I was into the canning thing at one time. I did some with my best friend. We knew a farmer who gave us fruit and veggies for helping him with farm work. One year, we dug up all his potatoes and got grapes, cherries, and veggies for our labors. We made grape jelly and cherry jam.

@akalinus Yes I do hear a noise every once in awhile. What I have been noticing lately is the leaves waving. There are no fans going and they are not near the heat ducts. It is pretty cool to see this.

Did you ever hear a blip or pop from a plant? That is how they talk. I don't think they will start singing or yelling at you.

@velvet53 Maybe they are waving "hello" to you. They are happy to see you.

@akalinus Oh yes! I make sure to greet them back. We best be polite and show good manners to our plants so they will grow happy and thrive .

@much2say Yes, we need plants and they do better when you encourage them to grow. They are happy when you treat them well. Your plants are probably the best for your loving care.

I hope you wave back at them. They really like you and would be insulted and hurt if you ignored them.

@akalinus I'll say something to them tonight and report back here if they do

@RebeccasFarm I can hardly wait for your report. I must know what your plants have to say.

Aw, they do appreciate it when you water them.

Have you ever really listened? Try it sometime, you might be surprised.

@Deepizzaguy Some day you might be walking along and you hear something call your name. You look around and see a tree laughing at you and dancing around. It could be the wind but maybe it is just talking to you.

@akalinus No I have never really tried to listen to a plant.

If you listen closely, you might hear the pops and creaks that mean something.

@akalinus yes I get you . What of when plants like legumes burst from their I don't know how to call it the bud when it dries up the bursting up of the capsule it's enclosed in? Can we consider that sound also as their other way of talking?

@Laurakemunto It is possible. Maybe they are saying thank you for letting me out.

I think that is why scientists started investigating it. Many people claim to have heard the sounds distressed plants make.

What kind of music do you play for them and yourself? I heard they like classical and not rock-n-roll.

I'm sorry! Your plants probably love you. They know you appreciate their lovely blooms or fruit.

@akalinus I agree.

That is interesting. They like classical music more. A lot of classical music is calming and soothing. Rock is loud and busy.

@akalinus - I like to think that my plants appreciate my compliments.

@LadyDuck i am sure that they do. Everyone likes compliments.

I bet they grow better because they know you care about them.

They would love that because they must get lonely standing there by themselves.

@LindaOHio Yes, I am sure that they do. Plants have feelings too, in my opinion.

@akalinus I'm sure they appreciate the attention.

Those are lovely sentiments. They know that you love and respect them.

I have heard that trees express emotions too. I read a book about a boy who talked about nature. I can't remember the plot but he said a group of trees was crying and screaming for days. Then a company of loggers came through and cut them all down. Somehow the trees knew they were in danger and could not do anything about it because they could not walk or leave the place. I think about that boy and his message often. I saw a banyan tree once when I visited the Florida Keys. That is an impressive tree.

@Shivram59 That is interesting. Does he say how he knows this? Did he do experiments on groups of trees? I do believe it, I feel sorry for trees. They sit in one spot for many long years, bored. I am sure they want to take a hike over the hill and see what is on the other side. I do think they keep many secrets and wish they could talk.

@akalinus Plants are like us and other animals.They ars living beings.This was demonstrated by the eminent Indian scientist Dr.Jagdish Chandra Bose more than a century ago.He showed that trees know when they are safe or unsafe.They become happy or sad or terrified.

They probably tell her things that are for her ears only. She knows secrets!