Folklore in Gardening

Plants grow better when you talk to them. We might have heard this from our mom, grandma, great aunt who knows. A long known piece of folklore that is used a lot when it comes to gardening and taking care of plants. But yet some people really do talk to, sing to, or even dance with their plants. They treat them like pets, people, and will gently murmur to their plants about their problems, or offer words of encouragement to grow. On a recent google search that popped up when I typed in: "plants grow better when you talk to them", I found it quite interesting that one of the suggested websites had a question: " Do plants respond when you talk to them?". In this article it states: "Outside of the obvious de-stressing benefits to you, plants also experience several verified responses. The first is the response to vibration which turns on two key genes that influence growth." This article goes on to talk about and state that in a study female voices particularly helped the plants to grow even more. This was something I found to be interesting. Is it true? I'm not sure but I think that the fact that is labeled as folklore might be an indicator. 

This was something that I thought was interesting and could apply to Vermicomposting easily. This is something that is not just relevant to the plants in our garden but it is something that can be used when it comes to all things growing and living in our garden regardless if they are green and growing up or if they are worms slithering around in our compost. Whether talking to our worms about our problems, or encouraging them to do their job properly we must also learn to take care of them, we must learn to do the research beyond the folklore, and find ways to better improve our gardening skills to make the most of the garden. Sometimes it will be trial and error and other times we just won't find success but it is important to continue to farm and continue to try to get the most out of our vermicomposting. There are many benefits and whatever approach we take to this and whatever we believe will help the most must also be backed by proper care. 

Read more at Gardening Know How: Plants And Talking: Should You Talk To Your Plants https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/should-you-talk-to-your-plants.htm