What a Diverse World

AlittleSalt · January 24, 2017

Reading posts, here's AKmark in Alaska with snow everywhere. Marsha's SASE in Florida is going strong. Today, January 23, I'm breaking out the Rainbird water sprinkler to water the cereal rye here in Texas - I'm going to have to mow soon. Who mows in January? I haven't even raked the leaves yet.

We do a lot of things to grow tomatoes and gardens. And in so many different ways. Three examples are one grows in hot/greenhouses in Alaska, one grows in EarthTainers in Florida, and I grow stubbornly in ground even with RKN.

If I could pick a perfect vacation / Bucket list type thing - it would be to spend time working, learning, and observing everyone's growing ways and conditions. But I would also want them all to garden with me here in Texas.

schill93 · January 24, 2017

Speaking of diversity, I watched a documentary last night on Netflix call "Plants". It was how plants first began to grow on our planet. It was very interesting and beautiful to watch.

Did you know that plants communicate with each other?

Worth1 · January 24, 2017

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Originally Posted by schill93

Speaking of diversity, I watched a documentary last night on Netflix call "Plants". It was how plants first began to grow on our planet. It was very interesting and beautiful to watch.

Did you know that plants communicate with each other?

I dont believe that one bit.
Why just the other day I was talking to my kitchen table about it and he doesn't believe it either.

Worth

Gardeneer · January 24, 2017

Talking about diversity, I know how it is. I have lived in CT, NW Washington and few places in between. Just last September I made a 3200 mile journey from West Washington state to Southeast North Carolina, driving a moving truck. What a beautiful vast land, what a memory.

I started some of my seeds 10 days ago. Never have done it so early. My chives and parsley are popping and growing in the garden, at the middle of winter (by calendar ).

pecker88 · January 24, 2017

More diversity: just returned from a few weeks on Palawan Island in the Philippines. I couldn't help but notice the number of container plants everywhere; mostly ornamental. Not just groups of 3 potted plants, more like groups of 50-100. One quart pots filled with what looked like native soil, compacted like rock. But the plants always looked amazing. Maybe it's the year-round 78-85 F temp, and daily afternoon showers. Something tells me they also never check the soil pH, or use high dollar specialized fertilizer.

BettaPonic · January 24, 2017

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Originally Posted by schill93

Speaking of diversity, I watched a documentary last night on Netflix call "Plants". It was how plants first began to grow on our planet. It was very interesting and beautiful to watch.

Did you know that plants communicate with each other?

I have heard that too. That when injured or sick they release stress hormones to signal to other plants.

KarenO · January 24, 2017

communicating and talking are not the same thing. Neither in plants or often in people for that matter

KarenO

dmforcier · January 24, 2017

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Originally Posted by Worth1

I dont believe that one bit.
Why just the other day I was talking to my kitchen table about it and he doesn't believe it either.

Fine. But what does Smokey have to say? He/she/it is a lot closer to your plants than is your table...

schill93 · January 25, 2017

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Originally Posted by BettaPonic

I have heard that too. That when injured or sick they release stress hormones to signal to other plants.

This is correct. They filmed a plant having it's leaves cut, ant the reaction of the plant exhibits (using special instruments of course) and at the same time watching the physical reaction to plants nearby.

So next time you take a chop at your plant, don't forget to comfort and reassure it as well as it's neighbors. I have been talking a lot to my plants lately. I tell them when the look pretty, and if they don't, I ask them "whats the matter? Don't you feel so good today?

imp · January 25, 2017

I just tell my plants to hurry up and make me some darn good tomatoes!

Worth1 · January 25, 2017

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Originally Posted by dmforcier

Fine. But what does Smokey have to say? He/she/it is a lot closer to your plants than is your table...

Smokey (She) talks a lot when I go to bed and she doesn't come with me.
She will wake up in the middle of the night meowing for me.

Worth

ReginaAnn · January 25, 2017

Comforting to know there's always a tomato growing somewhere.

MuddyToes · January 26, 2017

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Originally Posted by ReginaAnn

Comforting to know there's always a tomato growing somewhere.

😀

January 24, 2017	#1
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	What a Diverse World Reading posts, here's AKmark in Alaska with snow everywhere. Marsha's SASE in Florida is going strong. Today, January 23, I'm breaking out the Rainbird water sprinkler to water the cereal rye here in Texas - I'm going to have to mow soon. Who mows in January? I haven't even raked the leaves yet. We do a lot of things to grow tomatoes and gardens. And in so many different ways. Three examples are one grows in hot/greenhouses in Alaska, one grows in EarthTainers in Florida, and I grow stubbornly in ground even with RKN. If I could pick a perfect vacation / Bucket list type thing - it would be to spend time working, learning, and observing everyone's growing ways and conditions. But I would also want them all to garden with me here in Texas.

January 24, 2017	#4
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,919	Talking about diversity, I know how it is. I have lived in CT, NW Washington and few places in between. Just last September I made a 3200 mile journey from West Washington state to Southeast North Carolina, driving a moving truck. What a beautiful vast land, what a memory. I started some of my seeds 10 days ago. Never have done it so early. My chives and parsley are popping and growing in the garden, at the middle of winter (by calendar ). __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

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pecker88 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 192	More diversity: just returned from a few weeks on Palawan Island in the Philippines. I couldn't help but notice the number of container plants everywhere; mostly ornamental. Not just groups of 3 potted plants, more like groups of 50-100. One quart pots filled with what looked like native soil, compacted like rock. But the plants always looked amazing. Maybe it's the year-round 78-85 F temp, and daily afternoon showers. Something tells me they also never check the soil pH, or use high dollar specialized fertilizer. Last edited by pecker88; January 24, 2017 at 10:01 AM.

January 24, 2017	#2
schill93 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nevada Posts: 275	Speaking of diversity, I watched a documentary last night on Netflix call "Plants". It was how plants first began to grow on our planet. It was very interesting and beautiful to watch. Did you know that plants communicate with each other?

January 24, 2017	#7
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	communicating and talking are not the same thing. Neither in plants or often in people for that matter KarenO

January 25, 2017	#10
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	I just tell my plants to hurry up and make me some darn good tomatoes!

January 25, 2017	#12
ReginaAnn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Northern CA Posts: 203	Comforting to know there's always a tomato growing somewhere.