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weird gardening facts

weird gardening facts

Garden Trivia & Fun Facts

  1. What are 5 facts about plants?
  2. What are 3 facts about plants?
  3. What diseases can you get from gardening?
  4. What gardening does to your body?
  5. Can plants feel pain?
  6. What is the biggest plant in the world?
  7. Can plants talk?
  8. Did u know that facts?
  9. Is broccoli a flower?
  10. Can gardening make you sick?
  11. Can soil kill you?
  12. Can you get parasites from gardening?
  13. Do gardeners live longer?
  14. Why do I enjoy gardening?
  15. Is gardening good for anxiety?
  16. Do plants scream when you kill them?
  17. Does grass scream when you cut it?
  18. Can plants hear you?
  19. What is the most poisonous plant in the world?
  20. What is the oldest plant?
  21. What is the smallest plant on earth?

What are 5 facts about plants?

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What are 3 facts about plants?

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What diseases can you get from gardening?

What gardening does to your body?

Gardening is good for your heart.

All that digging, planting and weeding burns calories and strengthens your heart. “There are physical benefits from doing the manual labor of gardening,” says UNC Health internal medicine physician Robert Hutchins, MD, MPH.

Can plants feel pain?

Given that plants do not have pain receptors, nerves, or a brain, they do not feel pain as we members of the animal kingdom understand it. Uprooting a carrot or trimming a hedge is not a form of botanical torture, and you can bite into that apple without worry.

What is the biggest plant in the world?

The flower with the world's largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds! It is a parasitic plant, with no visible leaves, roots, or stem.

Can plants talk?

Can Plants Talk to Each Other? Scientists have found plants talking with their roots. They literally share information through underground fungi networks. In such networks, they can communicate various conditions and send nutrients to a needy tree.

Did u know that facts?

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Is broccoli a flower?

Broccoli is a kind of mini-cabbage grown for its florets (flower head). Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage family whose large, almost-flowering head is eaten as a vegetable. ... Broccoli has large flower heads, which are usually green in colour when they are harvested. The florets grow on a strong stalk.

Can gardening make you sick?

The good news is that they are all easily prevented by following a few simple guidelines. The issue of your garden making you ill hit the news recently when the Lancet medical journal reported that a gardener had contracted a potentially fatal form of Legionnaire's Disease from garden compost.

Can soil kill you?

Many bacteria and fungi that can cause infections in people live in soil and water. So it's not surprising that potting mix can also have in it bacteria and fungi that may on occasion cause harm to people, and in rare cases even kill them. But it's important to note that, overall, the risk is very low.

Can you get parasites from gardening?

If an infected person defecates outside (near bushes, in a garden, or field) or if the feces of an infected person are used as fertilizer, eggs are deposited on soil. Ascaris and hookworm eggs become infective as they mature in soil. People are infected with Ascaris and whipworm when eggs are ingested.

Do gardeners live longer?

“If you garden, you're getting some low-intensity physical activity most days, and you tend to work routinely,” says Buettner. He says there is evidence that gardeners live longer and are less stressed. A variety of studies confirm this, pointing to both the physical and mental health benefits of gardening.

Why do I enjoy gardening?

Gardening works wonders for your physical health and it also helps to improve your mental well-being. When you garden you make things grow, you create food and you transform spaces. ... Gardening acts like therapy when I'm upset or just need to chill out from a stressful day.

Is gardening good for anxiety?

Research in Sweden*, for example, found that the more people used their gardens, the fewer incidents of stress they suffered. A report in the Mental Health Journal* cited gardening as being able to reduce stress and improve mood, with a reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Do plants scream when you kill them?

Researchers find an ultrasonic 'scream' is emitted when stems are cut or if species are not watered enough. A team of scientists at Tel Aviv University have discovered that some plants emit a high frequency distress sound when they undergo environmental stress.

Does grass scream when you cut it?

Scientists have discovered that grass blades scream when cut with a lawnmower. ... While human ears can only hear sounds up to about 16,000 Hz, scientists have now measured vocalizations of 85,326 Hz emanating from grass blades cut by a power lawn mower.

Can plants hear you?

Here's the good news: plants do respond to the sound of your voice. In a study conducted by the Royal Horticultural Society, research demonstrated that plants did respond to human voices. In this study, there were 10 tomato plants, 8 of which had headphones placed around their pots.

What is the most poisonous plant in the world?

This is what earns the castor oil plant its reputation as the world's most poisonous. After the laxative oil has been extracted the remaining residues of its mottled brown seeds contain a potent cocktail of toxins. Ricin kills by interfering in cell metabolism, the basic chemical processes needed to sustain life.

What is the oldest plant?

Pando, the name of a massive clonal colony of quaking aspens in Utah's Fishlake National Forest, is the oldest living plant in the world. Researchers aren't show how old Pando really is, but estimates say the tree colony is over 80,000 years old.

What is the smallest plant on earth?

The world's smallest flowering plant is the watermeal, or Wolffia globosa. Found all over the planet, this bright green oval plant is about the size of a grain of rice!

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