Music-loving Plants and Music-giving Plants

Sun, 07 Oct 2001 08:18:09 +0000

Are your ferns drooping more than usual? Perhaps a bit of music may perk it up, for it is a known fact that music plays an important role in plant growth. But plants are choosy about the kind of music they want to hear.

Experiments show that plants thrive if soothing instrumental music is played in the background. On the other hand they shrivel and die if exposed to heavy metal or rock music. And now a Japanese company has created a gadget that puts you in touch with the ‘feelings’ of plants.

The Green Family

Thu, 11 Oct 2001 03:32:07 +0000

The Green Family [Illustrations by Shinod AP]

Want to have a family of your own? A green family? All it takes is a little water and sunshine to entice this green family to spread its roots!

The things you need:

Empty containers of different sizes
Wheat seeds
Soil
Water
Poster colours
Brush

Step 1: Fill three-fourths of all the containers with garden soil.

Step 2: Spread a handful of wheat seeds on the soil. Cover the seeds with another layer of soil.

Plant Growth on Pitara Kids Network

Music-loving Plants and Music-giving Plants

The Green Family