Myths and truths about growing plants

Lilac lilies in a garden

Although more and more people know that without plants we could not exist, the reality is that even today it seems that there are those who do not fully trust them.

And it is that, even in the XXI century, there are several myths and truths about the cultivation of plants that make us see that, certainly, we do not know them enough yet. Do you want to know what they are?

Without plants there would be no rain

Flower with water

This is a fact. Plants not only emit water vapor into the atmosphere, which ends up condensing to form clouds that reflect a large part of the sun's heat returned to space, but also, in their leaves there are billions of bacteria (called aerobacteria). ) that can also ascend to the sky thanks to the wind and that they are able to make the water fall.

It is better to use synthetic (chemical) products than natural ones

Chemical fertilizer for plants

Depends. Plants don't need synthetics, we need them to get a quick result (elimination of pests, faster growth, higher fruit production, or whatever). An abuse of these products will weaken the plants, and can even cause us to lose them. To avoid this, we must always read the labels and follow the indications that are specified on the container.

It is essential to study a course to learn gardening

Garden with low plants

No. A resounding no. In the world we live in, we have been told ad nauseam that without a course you cannot do anything, you cannot be anyone. But gardening is an art that has been practiced for centuries. Plants do not understand scientific names, but the care they receive, and that is not learned in any school. Why? Because in the end you realize that each specimen has its own needs, each of them is a separate world that must be known and cared for.

Of course, thanks to the courses you can learn a lot, in addition to allowing us to have a qualified job that we like, but It will be the experience and, above all, the love for the fans, that differentiates a good gardener from another that is not so much.

Any plant grows well anywhere

Young avocado in pot

It is not something that is said, but sometimes it seems that it is thought, which it is a very big mistake. Each plant has, as we said before, its needs. Some resist frost well, but there are others that are from hot climates. If we want to have a beautiful garden or balcony, we have to choose well those plants that adapt to the conditions in our area.

Mono-crops are more profitable

Bee pollinating a flower

Maybe the first year yes, but from the second the situation will surely change. Mono-crops eliminate the contribution of nutrients from the diversity of species, both plants and animals and insects. If we want to have a greater amount of fruits or that these plants serve us for something, we must include others, such as legumes that provide nitrogen, or some that have showy flowers that attract bees, such as daisies.

If trees are planted, soil erosion is prevented

Prunus dulcis, the scientific name for the almond tree.

Yes, definitely. Trees and any type of plant. If we live in an area where it hardly rains and there is also a strong insolation, it is very important to acquire species that are resistant to these conditions that allow us to have a beautiful garden. Examples? There are quite a few: carob trees, pomegranates, fig trees, almond trees, grasses, etc.

Do you know other myths and truths about plants?


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