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Ever heard anyone say "he has as much intelligence as a potted plant"? Well maybe that's an undeserved slur to plants. Might they think?

Potted or otherwise. I've read that plants seem to react to speech. I guess it's the breath of the speaker? But that they SEEM to grow faster and stay healthier if you speak to them each day. Now I'm not a plant person. Never have any in the house. I've never talked to one so I don't know. But have you and is it true? The more you talk to them the better they respond? Magic?

Posted - September 8, 2019
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  • 19937
    I have 48 plants in my apartment - some on stands, some on windowsills and some hanging.  I don't talk to them  All I do is water them once a week and they are flourishing.  A small table-top plant that one of my former bosses gave to me has been repotted several times and is now three feet tall.  I think it's a matter of getting the right plant for the conditions you have.  Flowering plants need sun, most other plants need good light, and I have a couple that thrive in low light conditions.  
      September 8, 2019 12:49 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    I used to be you.  I lived among plants.  Not now.  Nothing grows down here.  Imagine. No water and few plants. WHAT AM I DONG HERE?????
      September 8, 2019 12:50 PM MDT
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  • 19937
    All my plants are indoor plants.  Why can't you keep those?
      September 8, 2019 1:46 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Wow L! Wow! Your apartment must be enormous! How much does the care and feeding of 48 plants take and you water once a week? I'm overwhelemd with that number. I'd have been overwhelmed if you had TEN so you can understand how awed I am. WOW! Thank you for your reply. Not to be a smarta** but do any of them have names? Are any of them related? Did you take a portion of one, pot it and help it grow? Inquiring minds would like to know. My fingers and thumbs are brown. Yours must be very green! :) This post was edited by RosieG at September 9, 2019 7:57 AM MDT
      September 9, 2019 4:29 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    No, my apartment is not enormous, most of the plants are small except for that one really big one I mentioned.  If I'm really ambitious, I will do that all in one day.  If not, I break it up into two days.  I like to bring them into the kitchen sink and make sure they're well-watered so it's back and forth.  The hanging plants are pothos and philodendron, which don't require sun, just light.  I have a couple of begonias, Christmas cacti which bloom in November, a small palm which is not doing so well for some reason.  Yes, I have made cuttings of a couple of plants, but I've also inherited some plants from a dear friend who passed away and her son asked me if I wanted to have them.  A couple came from people at work who couldn't manage to keep them doing well and asked if I could help.  When I got them healthy, they no longer wanted them, so I brought them home.  I am no longer adding to my collection because I just don't have anymore room.
      September 9, 2019 8:08 AM MDT
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