https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrrSAc-vjG4

What Plants Talk About (Full Documentary)

monkey skipper said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrrSAc-vjG4

What Plants Talk About (Full Documentary)

Now I’m going to have to enable all that stuff that allows youtube.

roughbarked said:

monkey skipper said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrrSAc-vjG4

What Plants Talk About (Full Documentary)

Now I’m going to have to enable all that stuff that allows youtube.

OK it has started running. I’ll say this before they get tyhrough the music part..

Companion planting is nothing new.

I’m one who hates the smell of freshly mown grass.

I was an athlete who couldn’t handle the smell of crushed grass underfoot. I ran away from it.

The video is clearly American but we do have similar things here. Dodder in the mallee should be an obvious one.

I’ve finally got though this because it kept stopping with errors.
It comes to an end with companion planting anyway.

The act of grafting was learned from knowing that roots of trees naturally did that anyway.

roughbarked said:

I’ve finally got though this because it kept stopping with errors.
It comes to an end with companion planting anyway.

The act of grafting was learned from knowing that roots of trees naturally did that anyway.

I think back, yeah. It was David Attenborough who was brave enough to say that wheat actually controlled man to spread it across the planet.

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

I’ve finally got though this because it kept stopping with errors.
It comes to an end with companion planting anyway.

The act of grafting was learned from knowing that roots of trees naturally did that anyway.

I think back, yeah. It was David Attenborough who was brave enough to say that wheat actually controlled man to spread it across the planet.

What I have difficulty grokking is that as a human i’d probably know more about humans than a humble plant.
However, humans are prone to not necessarily go out and source the best product when grab -the best the plants have to offer-something from bunnings as the norm. Though through those who do adhere to science, we have a fabulous history of cultivation and production from plants, besides the fact that many of our hybrids though maybe commercially appealing, are in reality a mere shadow of their parents.

Again it comes out that humans, despite what they know about plants don’t actually realise that plants were here before us and will be here after us.
We can fuck about with their genetics as much as we want, it is just a pub joke for them.

They’ll laugh about it long after we have gone.

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

I’ve finally got though this because it kept stopping with errors.
It comes to an end with companion planting anyway.

The act of grafting was learned from knowing that roots of trees naturally did that anyway.

I think back, yeah. It was David Attenborough who was brave enough to say that wheat actually controlled man to spread it across the planet.

What I have difficulty grokking is that as a human i’d probably know more about humans than a humble plant.
However, humans are prone to not necessarily go out and source the best product when grab -the best the plants have to offer-something from bunnings as the norm. Though through those who do adhere to science, we have a fabulous history of cultivation and production from plants, besides the fact that many of our hybrids though maybe commercially appealing, are in reality a mere shadow of their parents.

Again it comes out that humans, despite what they know about plants don’t actually realise that plants were here before us and will be here after us.
We can fuck about with their genetics as much as we want, it is just a pub joke for them.

They’ll laugh about it long after we have gone.

They’ll have to. Can’t sue for compensation from the dead people you have already eaten.

However, humans are prone to not necessarily go out and source the best product when grab the best the plants have to offer something from bunnings as the norm.

I’d keep away from azaleas because they are real abusive arseholes. Pansies know a lot of juicy gossip, but don’t believe a word from chrysanthemums. And hydrangea chatter incessantly about nothing of importance.

KJW said:

I’d keep away from azaleas because they are real abusive arseholes. Pansies know a lot of juicy gossip, but don’t believe a word from chrysanthemums. And hydrangea chatter incessantly about nothing of importance.

I think you’ve quoted that before.

KJW said:

And hydrangea chatter incessantly about nothing of importance.

Only ever shut up for a moment while the dog pees on them and then launch into that high pitch weeping till they are washed off. Nurseries always have their wailer’s……..

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141111-plants-have-a-hidden-internet

Hidden under your feet is an information superhighway that allows plants to communicate and help each other out. It’s made of fungi

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2015/05/20/4236600.htm

Do trees communicate with each other

monkey skipper said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrrSAc-vjG4

What Plants Talk About (Full Documentary)

A window box of impatiens
once imparted their secret to me
They said: “Man forgot how to listen
when they learned to how to talk.”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J-fIKlcCbSU

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codariocalyx_motorius

Codariocalyx motorius

This thread title has allowed me quite a bit of amusement thinking about what plants would talk about if they could talk. What do you think plants would talk about? Perhaps

“Don’t prune me that way, you idiot”.
“I think I’m pregnant”.
etc.

mollwollfumble said:

This thread title has allowed me quite a bit of amusement thinking about what plants would talk about if they could talk. What do you think plants would talk about? Perhaps

“Don’t prune me that way, you idiot”.
“I think I’m pregnant”.
etc.

Oh yeah Mr Bee, do it… play with my stamens…

mollwollfumble said:

This thread title has allowed me quite a bit of amusement thinking about what plants would talk about if they could talk. What do you think plants would talk about? Perhaps

“Don’t prune me that way, you idiot”.
“I think I’m pregnant”.
etc.

Interesting. Understanding the way plants control their perceived to be invading and competing plants species by chemical release may help control invasive weeds in our future I hope I.e. Inducing the conditions for a native forest to en masses release gases that would biologically control weed species like morning glory and lantana for example.

This could be beneficial for many reasons and perhaps more cost effective with Litlle to no significant impact of the fauna indigenous to the region potentially as the chemicals are part of the naturally occurring Eco systems whereby by the fauna should be equiped with the capacity to cope already.

monkey skipper said:

mollwollfumble said:

This thread title has allowed me quite a bit of amusement thinking about what plants would talk about if they could talk. What do you think plants would talk about? Perhaps

“Don’t prune me that way, you idiot”.
“I think I’m pregnant”.
etc.

Interesting. Understanding the way plants control their perceived to be invading and competing plants species by chemical release may help control invasive weeds in our future I hope I.e. Inducing the conditions for a native forest to en masses release gases that would biologically control weed species like morning glory and lantana for example.

This could be beneficial for many reasons and perhaps more cost effective with Litlle to no significant impact of the fauna indigenous to the region potentially as the chemicals are part of the naturally occurring Eco systems whereby by the fauna should be equiped with the capacity to cope already.

:) Forests controlled invasive weeds before we stripped them of their defenses. Forests have tried to convert the devilish human forest killers by standing around in their undress attempting to subdue us with their beauty. Simply helping to restablish the forests and deny the monoculture is all we ever needed to do.

monkey skipper said:

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141111-plants-have-a-hidden-internet

Hidden under your feet is an information superhighway that allows plants to communicate and help each other out. It’s made of fungi

And no plant ever had to be subject to election promises and the political liefield. Their NBN was installed gratis.

monkey skipper said:

mollwollfumble said:

This thread title has allowed me quite a bit of amusement thinking about what plants would talk about if they could talk. What do you think plants would talk about? Perhaps

“Don’t prune me that way, you idiot”.
“I think I’m pregnant”.
etc.

Interesting. Understanding the way plants control their perceived to be invading and competing plants species by chemical release may help control invasive weeds in our future I hope I.e. Inducing the conditions for a native forest to en masses release gases that would biologically control weed species like morning glory and lantana for example.

This could be beneficial for many reasons and perhaps more cost effective with Litlle to no significant impact of the fauna indigenous to the region potentially as the chemicals are part of the naturally occurring Eco systems whereby by the fauna should be equiped with the capacity to cope already.

You have to remember
forests may fight against invasive species..
..however, the invasive species fight back.

monkey skipper said:

KJW said:

I’d keep away from azaleas because they are real abusive arseholes. Pansies know a lot of juicy gossip, but don’t believe a word from chrysanthemums. And hydrangea chatter incessantly about nothing of importance.

I think you’ve quoted that before.

Why do you think that? Have you posted this topic before?

KJW said:

monkey skipper said:

KJW said:

I’d keep away from azaleas because they are real abusive arseholes. Pansies know a lot of juicy gossip, but don’t believe a word from chrysanthemums. And hydrangea chatter incessantly about nothing of importance.

I think you’ve quoted that before.

Why do you think that? Have you posted this topic before?

Not specifically this subject but mentioned the topic briefly here at least once.

Have you mentioned that poem in life before or was something new?

I suppose everything was an invasive species at some time.

Peak Warming Man said:

I suppose everything was an invasive species at some time.

My point was this. The switch on the forest pest spray could be potentially become the least labour intensive weed management approach. I am interested to discover if that could be true.

I am guessing knowing the herbicides that are accessible in a region matters the most and how that may be used. Just an idea that occurred to me one day as ideas tend to happen.

monkey skipper said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrrSAc-vjG4

What Plants Talk About (Full Documentary)

Finally watching it. Excellent documentary.

Was it a Peanuts cartoon that had text: Character has placard “Animal Rights”; other character comes along and says “you’re right” and then goes away and comes back with a placard “Vegetables Have Rights Too”.

BTW. Fennel is one of those plants that changes its defensive chemistry when something eats it, I learnt that from first hand experience. Take a bite from a growing plant and it tastes delicious, wait a week and take another bite from the same plant – inedible.

mollwollfumble said:

monkey skipper said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrrSAc-vjG4

What Plants Talk About (Full Documentary)

Finally watching it. Excellent documentary.

Was it a Peanuts cartoon that had text: Character has placard “Animal Rights”; other character comes along and says “you’re right” and then goes away and comes back with a placard “Vegetables Have Rights Too”.

BTW. Fennel is one of those plants that changes its defensive chemistry when something eats it, I learnt that from first hand experience. Take a bite from a growing plant and it tastes delicious, wait a week and take another bite from the same plant – inedible.

A lot of plants can easily invoke the bitter principle.
People who have only had weeds to eat have also adapted to enjoy this bitter principle.

monkey skipper said:

Peak Warming Man said:

I suppose everything was an invasive species at some time.

My point was this. The switch on the forest pest spray could be potentially become the least labour intensive weed management approach. I am interested to discover if that could be true.

I am guessing knowing the herbicides that are accessible in a region matters the most and how that may be used. Just an idea that occurred to me one day as ideas tend to happen.

Whilst in the past week there was in the news an article about culling of the primeval forests in Europe. They were to be culled in an attempt to control a beetle they have survived with since before humans found the forests.

roughbarked said:

monkey skipper said:

Peak Warming Man said:

I suppose everything was an invasive species at some time.

My point was this. The switch on the forest pest spray could be potentially become the least labour intensive weed management approach. I am interested to discover if that could be true.

I am guessing knowing the herbicides that are accessible in a region matters the most and how that may be used. Just an idea that occurred to me one day as ideas tend to happen.

Whilst in the past week there was in the news an article about culling of the primeval forests in Europe. They were to be culled in an attempt to control a beetle they have survived with since before humans found the forests.

Just a point to note here, plantations are not forests. They are monocultures.

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/dead-trees-and-fallen-leaves-near-chernobyl-aren%E2%80%99t-decaying

The dead trees and fallen leaves near Chernobyl aren’t decaying

monkey skipper said:

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/dead-trees-and-fallen-leaves-near-chernobyl-aren%E2%80%99t-decaying

The dead trees and fallen leaves near Chernobyl aren’t decaying

You mean their half life has been increased?

roughbarked said:

monkey skipper said:

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/dead-trees-and-fallen-leaves-near-chernobyl-aren%E2%80%99t-decayinge

The dead trees and fallen leaves near Chernobyl aren’t decaying

You mean their half life has been increased?

I quoted the title but in atomic speak potentially …maybe

monkey skipper said:

roughbarked said:

monkey skipper said:

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/dead-trees-and-fallen-leaves-near-chernobyl-aren%E2%80%99t-decayinge

The dead trees and fallen leaves near Chernobyl aren’t decaying

You mean their half life has been increased?

I quoted the title but in atomic speak potentially …maybe

It is an interesting thought.

monkey skipper said:

KJW said:

monkey skipper said:

I think you’ve quoted that before.

Why do you think that? Have you posted this topic before?

Not specifically this subject but mentioned the topic briefly here at least once.

Have you mentioned that poem in life before or was something new?

It’s a joke, Joyce.

KJW said:

monkey skipper said:

KJW said:

Why do you think that? Have you posted this topic before?

Not specifically this subject but mentioned the topic briefly here at least once.

Have you mentioned that poem in life before or was something new?

It’s a joke, Joyce.

Oi!

Don’t call me Joyce!!

:)