Growth Notes

     Almost 20 years into the 21st century and it is clear that people often wonder if we are growing as a human species. What might it look like to be in a growth period? But who really cares right? As long as we have what it takes to survive. What if there are ways to improve the process of growing? What if music plays a role? We are not the only living organisms that see the value of music.
     We are finally reaching a point in our history when music is being used to aid in the growth of plants. Thats right!! Plants dig music too. Certainly by now, you may have heard that plants communicate with each other on a vast scale. While this research has been happening for 40 years or more, Some scientists and agriculturalists are beginning to find ways to incorporate music in the critical growth stages of plants. This is very prominent in a few wineries, where it has been shown that the vines and grapes are ripe in color and size after being exposed to classical music.
     Other studies have experimented with all types of music and found that jazz and meditative tunes also are well-liked by plants. Music types such as rock seem to have the opposite effect on plants. While there are many years of experimentation to be done, maybe the future of life on earth will find peace in such growth tunes. Here are a few articles, videos and samples about plants and their love of music.
The Dove Song Foundation
​ http://www.dovesong.com/positive_music/plant_experiments.asp
The Effect of Music on Plant Growth
https://dengarden.com/gardening/the-effect-of-music-on-plant-growth
Al Paradiso di Frassina_The Story
​http://www.alparadisodifrassina.it/en/musica