Are your plants talking to you? Granted, they may not be able to speak, but most plants can convey messages louder than words if you just pay attention.
For example, if you closely monitor the condition of most plants’ leaves, you’ll likely know when you need to water. For example, look at the photos of the black eyed susan vine shown below. In one image, the plant needs to be watered. In another image, it has already been watered. Can you tell which is the before photo and which is the after? (We’ll reveal which is which at the end of this post, so if you can’t wait, just scroll all the way to the bottom).
Other plants can convey nutritional needs. For example, at a first glance of the sugar maple tree pictured below, you might think this photograph was taken in the fall, based on the leave’s red color. However, this photo was actually snapped in late June. This tree was suffering from an iron deficiency, which we were able to identify based on the color and condition of the leaves.
So the moral of the story is, don’t ignore you plants! Watch closely and pay attention… your plants may have something important to tell you.
(And about those photos of the black eyed susan vine, the photo on the right shows the plant before watering and the photo on the left is the same plant a few hours later, after it was watered.)
