Thoughts in pills

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Potted plants - Some notes

Introduction

We have always known that potted plants exist. We do not know when the first terracotta vases were created, there are very ancient remains of vases. Amphorae for wine from thousands of years ago are already enough to understand that potted plants existed in those times too. However, it is good to make a note regarding the vases themselves. If the concept exists that the plant cannot grow beyond a certain size given by the size of the pot, then it still goes without saying that as far as possible we must move it or have it moved every now and then. This basic idea is fundamental to being able to be effectively in an environment with potted plants and must not be forgotten.

Just as the rails are made to let the train pass and serve only as a track for the train, in the same way the pots give us the possibility of moving the plants and as long as they are in the pot and have not been buried, then it goes It goes without saying that it would be better, every now and then, to grant him a new position. However, this eBook is designed above all for those who live in the city and only have a small garden or no garden at their disposal. For them, potted plants are often extremely important in the home and therefore I decided to dedicate an eBook entirely on the subject, however short it is.

An important concept

Plants are not indifferent to our presence and we to theirs. Everyone knows perfectly well that the presence of healthy plants and trees drastically improves our personal and working life in itself. However, if as regards domestic environments it is important to keep in mind that it is important to at least remember to water them and as regards potted plants also to move them, there is an idea that people don't know and that I want to point out here: plants feel our presence, in some way, within a comprehensible distance, and vice versa.

If you are depressed and you sit near a tree, after a while you will immediately feel better: it is the tree that interacts with you. Of course he doesn't like having ballast to deal with, but if it's a healthy tree you should be able to feel better without any subsequent side effects. It is a natural medicine. Given this, therefore, we can also say that potted plants, as they are movable, certainly appreciate being close to this plant and that plant a little. Moving them near other plants or in other rooms or other places in the garden costs us little but helps us a lot.

Playing with plants

There are games that can be played with potted plants and which are completely harmless to our and their health and which in fact can perhaps improve both their and our lives. I'll try to list them briefly.

Blow on the plants

If the plants are plants that are always inside a house or apartment, blowing a little on the plants helps them experience the wind. We can also possibly use a fan from time to time to air them out a bit. It's fine and it doesn't hurt at all to keep the leaves moving a little from time to time.

Colorful leaf lights

In many shops and many markets or specialized shops there are lights for rear bikes on sale, the red ones, even for a few euros. Here, those lights, with all their various sequences and animations, are also perfect for potted plants. We can play with colored lights and their leaves without any particular problems. Do you know why I say this? Because in any case it has been proven that music makes tomatoes grow. And so even if music has an effect (and we have never seen "hearing" systems in tomatoes) imagine what light can do.

Radio or music player

As mentioned previously, if music makes tomatoes grow, then the plants definitely don't mind a little music. Even the radio could be fine, as it broadcasts various types of musical songs based on your preferences. In addition to this, however, there are also very peculiar sounds that we could make plants hear thanks to music players, such as the sound of Saturn's ice rings, or solar storms, or the collision experiments carried out at the LHC translated into digital sounds, for example. I've never tried it but I have to say I'd be curious.

Caress the leaves

Even stroking the leaves is probably appreciated by the plant itself. We can use our fingers, or even hair or beard if the leaves allow it. That's not to say that she too can't be curious and like to feel us both by rubbing her skin and rubbing her beard and hair. In addition to this, if the plant has large leaves, it does not mean that nails cannot also be used to drum it very delicately. Being careful obviously as they are delicate.

Analog watches

If you have clocks with hands, analogue ones so to speak, this could also be interesting for potted plants. Taking off the watch and leaving it a little close to the plants, with their ticking, or even using one of those pocket watches with a chain that still tick periodically is a way to teach the plant that we measure time with those tools. It's not nonsense or something useless, if tomatoes grow several times better with music then even this other type of stimulus should not be underestimated. It is different from the others and as such deserves to be mentioned.

Rainbow light broken down by a glass prism or CD

I remember once trying to use a CD to bounce light off the leaves of a plant. You'll think I'm not right in the head, and that's okay. But after a few days a hexagon appeared on that leaf. I remember it very well. Evidently the plant (it was a broad-leaved plant) was perhaps also trying to communicate something to me... at least that it was also intelligent and that perhaps it had appreciated my gesture in some way and had responded in its own way.

The ice cube joke

If we have a broad-leaved plant we can also play a little prank on it by placing an ice cube on the ground near the leaf stems. The plant will perhaps feel the cold and feel intrigued by what is happening, which is obviously totally harmless to it as the ice cube will melt and provide freezing water to the plant, and at the same time cool the surrounding air near the stems and to the leaves... and the plant will probably feel it.

Tickling with the rope

If you have some medium-sized rope, this can also be used to play with the plant... we can dangle it on the leaves and tickle it a bit, it will be harmless for the plant and probably this is also a stimulus that it has almost no if you never had the chance to try. Surely at least once he might like it a lot. Let's be careful not to exaggerate though, we don't know if he could take revenge...

Pet minerals

In many markets they sell rounded minerals of various types and small dimensions: colored pebbles of various types and kinds. If you feel like it, these can also be an excellent decoration for potted plants and these can also be moved from one pot to another if necessary. Plants certainly like to have some more or less rare mineral nearby, and you too could certainly benefit a lot from it.

Sand waterfall

With a teaspoon, if we want, we can make a waterfall of sand on a leaf, and make them feel the sand flowing on a leaf, as long as they are more or less compatible with this game. It is certainly a sensation that a plant does not easily have the opportunity to experience and therefore this too can be included in the list of games that can be appreciated by the plant.

The handkerchief game

If we have a cloth or even paper handkerchief, we can temporarily place it on the plant (if it is sturdy enough) and make it block the sunlight for a while. What happened? Sudden darkness? At that point we can remove the handkerchief and even repeat the game a few times. This may also be pleasing to the plant.

Cool shower

My mother sometimes washed the plants with shower water. Simply direct the jet on the leaves for a few moments and you're done. It's a bit as if there were heavy rain at the bottom, even if we must take into account that the water from the aqueduct is not compatible for watering the potted plant because it is chlorinated. So it's fine but only for washing the foliage.

Other

That's not to say there couldn't be more. After all, plants are immobile most of the time in our eyes, and it doesn't mean that they don't love interactions, including those that may seem ugly or unpleasant to us. What happens if we wipe the mucus from our nose on the leaf of a plant? Does the plant get angry or does it like it? Here, the point is this: even if we socially have associated a meaning of dirty and infected with mucus, it is not certain that as far as plants are concerned, it is not exactly the opposite, and that a plant cannot adore mucus left behind on its leaf. Exactly as happens with our excrements in the soil, which are obviously unpleasant and wasteful to us, for plants it is exactly the opposite. So it doesn't mean that the same doesn't also apply to nasal mucus. I am reasonably convinced of this. But honestly I haven't done any scientific measurements on it and I don't have any data on it.

Plant health

I don't have much to say about the health of potted plants because I'm not super expert (despite having purchased a course, which I never finished viewing and learning in detail) and because there are already courses and books that talk about it, which fertilizers to use and how what circumstances, etc. Mine wanted to be an eBook with new content, not a repetition of what others have already said on the topic of caring for potted plants. In addition to this, however, I can tell you that a bit like people, who tend not to get sick if they follow a balanced lifestyle, in the same way I can hope that my games can help make your plants get less sick and keep them more healthy. The only thing I can tell you, as far as water is concerned, if you use some liquid solution or pill to dechlorinate water, ok, on a scientific level you are on the right path, but if every now and then you want to be really kind, also remember that the Mineral water is fine for watering plants. Now, I understand that with what it weighs, perhaps it's not exactly the best, but if every now and then you want to give your plants some small gifts... remember the bottled mineral water. Just as it is precious to us, it is certainly precious to them too.