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Do plants grow better if you talk to them?


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Absolutely not!

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Steve Sample

t is my very personal and unresearched opinion that talking to plants may be good for some people, but is absolutely meaningless for the plants. I don't have any data to support this opinion, but I challenge anyone who says it works to demonstrate how a plant could detect voices and respond.

J. Elliott


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