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Am I crazy for thinking talking to my plants nicely helps them grow?
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Anonymous 39w

nope! i think there was a study that showed talking to plants actually helps them grow, but i have no confirmation on that

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Anonymous 39w

my college professor who is obsessed with ecology talked about how sound impacts plants so yes i’d say it very much helps them

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Anonymous 39w

I used to talk to my mom's plants and apparently it helped them a lot

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Anonymous 39w

i actually did research on this ! plants grow favorably toward certain frequencies ! a study was done on corn where frequencies were played from 0-900 Hz , and the plants’ roots grew towards hz under 500 !!! this is relatively generalizable , and the human voice frequency is ~100 - 250 hz , so along with cardon dioxide from us, our voices are soothing to them and promote growth :)

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Anonymous 39w

Okay, I’m glad because I started doing that and like my plants, especially my Mawmaw’s plants that I didn’t think were going to like grow, grew. I would encourage them and say they are pretty. I also watered them a lot too.

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Anonymous 39w

no

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Anonymous 39w

you give them a carbon dioxide boost by breathing near them!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 39w

I think I remember that! IIRC it was something about our breath

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 39w

That was a real thing! Talk nice to your plants! 🌱

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