Are you a plant person?

[fuzzybuddy]

I am not a plant person. I've had horrible luck with house plants. Once I was given a cactus, because "you can't kill a cactus". Yeah, right. Last year I got a plant, but it turned out it was filled with gnats- I had to toss it out. I now actually have a plant that didn't die on me. maybe the plant curse is broken.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

You guys can laugh at me, but I believe plants have some kind of consciousness. No, you can't have a conversation with them, but they are alive and I can feel it emotionally and mentally

I believe plants have some type of consciousness. In a university study done on plant sensitivity they divided a bunch of plants into 2 separate rooms with 2 different types of music. In one room they had loud heavy mental music playing. In this room the plants grew away from the speakers and did not thrive. In the other room they had classical music played at a moderate level and the plants grew towards the speakers and thrived.

 

[outlander]

I believe plants have some type of consciousness. In a university study done on plant sensitivity they divided a bunch of plants into 2 separate rooms with 2 different types of music. In one room they had loud heavy mental music p playing. In this room the plants grew away from the speakers and did not thrive. In the other room they had classical music played at a moderate level and the plants grew towards the speakers and thrived.

I listen to classic rock music and I guess some plants get exposed to it. But it isn't "mental" so no harm done

 

[outlander]

Sorry PeppermintPatty, I just couldn't let that one go without making a joke

 

[Knight]

I'm not a plant person. My wife won't let me near her plants, she claims I have a black thumb when it comes to plants.

 

[WheatenLover]

I am not a plant person with regard to indoor plants. Sometimes friends won't believe me, and give me a plant that "no one can kill". Those gifts die.

Outdoor plants are a different story.

 

[officerripley]

I love plants! I love looking at 'em through the window while I'm inside!

 

[oscash]

At my old place we had a lovely back garden and grew many Inpatients of every colour. One morning I came outside and was shocked to see most of them had collapsed on to the ground. On further inspection I found the biggest and fattest caterpillars
under the leaves gorging themselves. Had to pull them all out.
Another time I had an old fish tank and decided to plant African Violets in it with a grow light. They thrived for many months until I noticed white mealy bugs had sucked the sap out of them and eventually, they died.

 

[palides2021]

We live in an apartment with a balcony. We have 3 succulents- 2 fire pencils and an aloe. We have a plumeria and a dahlia I transplanted into a pot from our old home.
I am trying to get a gardenia to grow, but I found out I had it in the wrong place in the sun.

I am thinking of getting a gardenia, but I'm afraid it might not thrive. I read somewhere that it requires acidic soil.

 

[palides2021]

You guys can laugh at me, but I believe plants have some kind of consciousness. No, you can't have an actual conversation with them, but they are alive and I can feel it emotionally and mentally

I have heard that. Sirius.xm even has music for plants.

 

[spookycat2]

Since I got my cat, she has liked chewing on grass. So, I have a planter in the kitchen window that I grow grass for her. She loves it.

 

[Lizzie00]

I do only money trees or ponytail palms indoors since they aren’t toxic to kitty cats.
But i go hog wild on the other side of the lanai screen