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Now I'm curious if sound waves (or vibration) could induce piezoelectricity in certain soils at comparable amounts.
by wumms 3y ago
Now I'm curious if sound waves (or vibration) could induce piezoelectricity in certain soils at comparable amounts.
- mandmandam 3y agoThat might explain why strawberries love 90's rave so much.
- pstuart 3y agoBut 70's rock makes the fruit so much sweeter.
- oh_sigh 3y agoYou will find a non-negligible number of serious gardeners who insist that speaking to your plants makes them grow better.
- jamiek88 3y agoAnd one reigning King!
- fuzztester 3y agoTalk to Your Plants, and Other Gardening Know-How I Learned from Grandma Putt - Hardcover Baker, Jerry https://www.abebooks.com/9780840213099/Talk-Plants-Gardening-Know-How-Learned-0840213093/plp https://www.abebooks.com/9780840213099/Talk-Plants-Gardening... I read this book as a kid.
- dkarras 3y agoif gardeners were snobs about their craft, we could sell them so much snake oil!
- loxias 3y agoInteresting idea. I'm tempted to do an experiment "effects of deep bass on my kale plants".
- spaceman_2020 3y ago“For this paper, the researcher played the tuba for 8 hours every night in their balcony. Plant growth remained static. The rent increased”
- mNovak 3y agoMythbusters tested "talking to plants;" as I recall it did in fact work, loud music also caused greater growth than controls. [1] https://vimeo.com/15521523 https://vimeo.com/15521523
- naasking 3y agoI wonder if it's really just something super simple like, sound waves vibrate and loosen the soil making it easier for the roots to grow deeper and thus get more nutrients.