That’s why some genres such as classical and jazz are more effective than others when it comes to growing plants, explained University of Melbourne's Dominique Hes, according to Better Homes and Gardens.Īpparently, plants like music in moderation: A 1973 study by The Sound of Music and Plants Author Dorothy Rallack found that the ideal time for plants to be exposed to music was for three hour intervals. It’s all about the vibrations that music gives off to plants, and science has shown that our green friends thrive when exposed to music between 115 Hz and 250 Hz, at which level the vibrations emulate similar sounds to nature. The same experiment found that when crops were exposed to classical south Asian raga music, they yielded 25% – 60% more than the national average, according to Bloomscape. The experiment exposed balsam plants to classical music and found that their growth rate increased by 20%, while their biomass increased 72% compared to a control group. One of the earliest studies conducted on the topic was in 1962 at Annamalai University.
The audience data recorded 30% of Egyptians as saying they “will carry their passion for houseplants on into the future.”īut can your cacti actually benefit from a daily musical interlude? The idea that plants respond to music was popularized with the publishing of a New York Times article in 1973, titled The Secret Life of Plants, in which the authors argued that plants have a level of consciousness, citing scientific studies that suggested that music and human interaction can help plants grow. Meanwhile, 16% of Egyptians reported talking to their houseplants more, according to a Spotify poll, with around a third of respondents saying that they felt caring for houseplants offers people more of a purpose in life. Spotify data found that 21% of users in Egypt have played audio content to care for their plants in the past year using playlists such as Spotify’s “ Music for Plants” - which grew nearly 1.4k% during the past 12 months, according to a press release (pdf). So-called “plant music” is on the rise in Egypt, with the pandemic turning many Egyptians on to the wonders of plantcare.
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