Conversation with Datura in heavy pot:

Me: "Come on, let's get you in for the night; It's a bit windy and I
wouldn't like to see you get blown over. GET OUT OF THE WAY YOU
BLOODY CAT!!! Here's a nice warm kitchen. That'll do 'till the
morning."

Datura: Speechless.

Andy

www.mycathatesyou.com

Conversation with Datura in heavy pot:

Me: "Come on, let's get you in for the night; It's a bit windy and I
wouldn't like to see you get blown over. GET OUT OF THE WAY YOU
BLOODY CAT!!! Here's a nice warm kitchen. That'll do 'till the
morning."

Datura: Speechless.

Andy

I see nothing wrong talking to plants. Prince Charles supposedly talks to his.
However I would be rather concerned for the mental health of the gardener who said
the plants replied back :-)
I sometimes talk to my electric drill. The conversation usually goes along the
lines of "Come on you useless cheap pile of **** do the ***** job you were
supposed to do. Jesus ****** Christ!"
My wife sometimes talks to kitchen appliances. Typically things like "Oh! You
stupid thing - blah blah blah".
I usually interject in defence of the said object saying that they are not known
for their intelligence. However such comments are rarely well received.
--
Drakanthus.


(Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails
will never reach me.)

Andy wrote in
:

Conversation with Datura in heavy pot:

Me: "Come on, let's get you in for the night; It's a bit windy and I
wouldn't like to see you get blown over. GET OUT OF THE WAY YOU
BLOODY CAT!!! Here's a nice warm kitchen. That'll do 'till the
morning."

Datura: Speechless.

Arn't they always?

I sing to mine...
And although they never complain, I get the feeling they are not impressed
at my meager abilities....

Are they just being polite?
Its possible I suppose....

Some people may think that its an idle passtime...But I think the wife is
starting to catch on!

"Drakanthus" wrote in message
I see nothing wrong talking to plants. Prince Charles supposedly talks to
his.

That's *why* I worry if I hear of anybody talking to plants.

Rod

"Andy" wrote in message
...
Conversation with Datura in heavy pot:

Me: "Come on, let's get you in for the night; It's a bit windy and I
wouldn't like to see you get blown over. GET OUT OF THE WAY YOU
BLOODY CAT!!! Here's a nice warm kitchen. That'll do 'till the
morning."

Datura: Speechless.

Andy

www.mycathatesyou.com


Mum swears at hers!
L

Andy wrote:
Conversation with Datura in heavy pot:

Me: "Come on, let's get you in for the night; It's a bit windy and
I
wouldn't like to see you get blown over. GET OUT OF THE WAY YOU
BLOODY CAT!!! Here's a nice warm kitchen. That'll do 'till the
morning."

Datura: Speechless.

Oh, they may not speak but they do respond.
My wife threatens non flowering plants that if they don't get their
act together, they will end up on the compost heap. Result? 9 times
out of 10, they are flowering within the month.
Uncanny.

--
ned

ned writes

Oh, they may not speak but they do respond.
My wife threatens non flowering plants that if they don't get their
act together, they will end up on the compost heap. Result? 9 times
out of 10, they are flowering within the month.
Uncanny.


I do exactly the same thing, with exactly the same results. My
underachievers get told they can have a year to sort themselves out
before their places are given to something more productive & *they*
fetch up as fertiliser. Had the spirea & the peony working overtime to
get themselves to their current states of perfection. Actually, you
don't even need to say it out loud which enables you to maintain a
facade of sanity amongst any humans in earshot ... just *think* it at
the plant with sufficient force & direction & the message gets across
....

--
Judy
http://members.lycos.co.uk/bluelotusrising/index.html
http://www.rigbys.demon.co.uk

"Andy" wrote in message
...
Conversation with Datura in heavy pot:

Me: "Come on, let's get you in for the night; It's a bit windy and I
wouldn't like to see you get blown over. GET OUT OF THE WAY YOU
BLOODY CAT!!! Here's a nice warm kitchen. That'll do 'till the
morning."

Datura: Speechless.

Andy

www.mycathatesyou.com


There is supposed scientific basis to talking to plants (1) the air is
co2 enriched (2) plants grow better when they are in air currents..
But my favourite reasons a- it beats talking to hubby, either not
told what I'm doing wrong or just plain ignored.

Bell

Kay Easton wrote:

snip
I can understand why talking to my cacti works.

I don't recall actually talking to my cacti but I certainly thought
good vibes to them when things went well. OTOH, the opuntia certainly
showed their disapproval at being moved for shows, etc by attacking me
at the slightest opportunity! They would then sit on the show bench
grinning at me, knowing that they would have another chance on the way
home.
;-)

--
ned

The message
from Judy Rigby contains these words:

Actually, you
don't even need to say it out loud which enables you to maintain a
facade of sanity amongst any humans in earshot ... just *think* it at
the plant with sufficient force & direction & the message gets across
...

It works so well, that I never plant anything, or tend it, without
thinking a silent positive encouragement to it. Don't know how it works
but it does make a difference.

Janet.

in article , Hussein M. at
wrote on 30/4/03 3:48 am:

On Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:55:46 +0100, Sacha
wrote:
snip
Definitely but mine is less kind. More on the "shape up or you're out"
line. ;-)

What? Without sometimes a "Sorry, my fault - I couldn't give you
what you needed to be at your best" ?

Certainly not. No point in encouraging wimpishness. And anyway, they
already get what they need. ;-)
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk