Urbotanica Blog
The benefits of gardening go far beyond just the output as well, and it has been well documented that gardening can provide significant physical health benefits, but today we’ll be looking at the mental health benefits.
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Recently we moved a speaker near our UrbiPod to test the age-old theory that music helps plants grow. It’s an idea that dates back to early studies of plants and their connection to us as humans. In comparison, some theories mentioned in the 1973 book by Tomkins & Bird “The Secret Life of Plants” around the emotional and psychic relationship between plants and us are challenging to test. The influence that music can have is a bit simpler to try, rather than attempting to measure the impact of our good vibes, immaculate as they may be.
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Coco coir is an excellent medium for growing indoors because of its incredible water retention and growing properties. These same traits make it ideal for outdoor use as well! Either on its own or used in with another growing medium like potting mix, coir is a great way to take advantage of these winter rains and get ready for spring growing.
We often talk about propagating plants in the UrbiPod & transplanting, but what is propagating & transplanting, and how easy is it?
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Perhaps most useful for us, its natural antifungal and antibacterial properties. Cinnamon can help prevent mould throughout multiple stages of plant growth but particularly in the early stages.
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