--- title: "9 Growing Plants Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Growing Plants quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Growing Plants sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/949/ruskin-bond-1864_enough_i-ve-lived-in-small-rooms-flats-growing_929085.png" --- > [I've lived in small rooms, flats, growing plants in pots on window sills. I'd have liked to have had a full-fledged garden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruskin-bond/i-ve-lived-in-small-rooms-flats-growing-plants-in-pots-on-window/) [Ruskin Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruskin-bond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/949/ruskin-bond-1864_enough_i-ve-lived-in-small-rooms-flats-growing_929085.png) > [“Growing plants from seeds is slow, but it's a quiet romance. The moment they sprout, peeking over the soil, it feels like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhuwan-thapaliya/growing-plants-from-seeds-is-slow-but-it-s-a-quiet-romance-the-moment/) [Bhuwan Thapaliya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhuwan-thapaliya/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cf/bhuwan-thapaliya-2145_farmers_growing-plants-from-seeds-is-slow-but-it_2119809.jpg) > [Just as the heart becomes carefree in a place of green, growing plants, goodwill and kindness are born when our souls enter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/just-as-the-heart-becomes-carefree-in-a-place-of-green-growing-plants/) [Rumi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b9/rumi-56_born_just-as-the-heart-becomes-carefree-in-a_705204.jpg) > [The pleasure of eating should be an extensive pleasure, not that of the mere gourmet. People who know the garden in which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-berry/the-pleasure-of-eating-should-be-an-extensive-pleasure-not-that-of/) [Wendell Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-berry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/wendell-berry-236_eating_the-pleasure-of-eating-should-be-an-exte_2389526.jpg) > [“@K11, Urban farming; It’s something nice and warm for families and kids, but also references elements of the city. Urban Farming is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/baris-gencel/k11-urban-farming-it-s-something-nice-and-warm-for-families-and-kids/) [Baris Gencel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/baris-gencel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/baris-gencel-41880_city_k11-urban-farming-it-s-something-nice-an_1072337.jpg) > [Agriculture probably required a far greater discipline than did any form of food collecting. Seeds had to be planted at certain seasons,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-heiser/agriculture-probably-required-a-far-greater-discipline-than-did-any/) [Charles Heiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-heiser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/charles-heiser-103108_agriculture_agriculture-probably-required-a-far-grea_2939506.jpg) > [“There, on the far side of of the Atlantic, would be Maine, but despite the shared ocean, her island and this one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-delinsky/there-on-the-far-side-of-of-the-atlantic-would-be-maine-but-despite/) [Barbara Delinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-delinsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/915/barbara-delinsky-12693_atlantic_there-on-the-far-side-of-of-the-atlantic_2397998.jpg) > [“There's a psychologist called Mary & Diamond who at Brooklyn in California, in the 80s studied rats. And they took rats at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabor-mat/there-s-a-psychologist-called-mary-diamond-who-at-brooklyn-in/) [Gabor Maté](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabor-mat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/gabor-mat-1410_brain-damage_there-s-a-psychologist-called-mary-diamo_3224964.jpg) > [“Through the years I experimented with all different types of materials and frames. Finally, I settled upon one that was so simple,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-bartholomew/through-the-years-i-experimented-with-all-different-types-of-2/) [Mel Bartholomew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-bartholomew/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/mel-bartholomew-27001_different-types_through-the-years-i-experimented-with-al_1778761.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/growing-plants/#itemlist", "name": "Growing Plants Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've lived in small rooms, flats, growing plants in pots on window sills. I'd have liked to have had a full-fledged garden with all kinds of flowers and plants. 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And they took rats at different ages. Newborns, some of whom they deliberately brain damaged, adult, middle-aged, elderly rats. And they exposed these rats to different levels of environmental stimulation, better food, more playmates, toys to play with and so on. They found out a couple of months later that the rats, at any age, including the brain-damaged rats, who had the better stimulation, they were smarter. But in the autopsy then they also found that in the front part of their brain they had larger nerve-cells with more connections with other nerve-cells and richer blood supply. In other words that environmental stimulation actually caused a change in the state of the brain, even in the older rats. And that's called neuroplasticity. The capacity of the brain to develop new circuits. So whether it comes to ADHD, addiction, depression or other childhood disorders or any other issue with adults as well, if we recognize them not as ingrained, genetically-determined diseases, but as problems of development, then the question becomes very different. Then the question becomes not just \"how do we treat the symptoms?\" (and addiction itself is a symptom, depression is a symptom), but \"how do we help people develop out of these conditions?\" In other words, it is not a medical question, purely, but a developmental question. And development always requires the right environment. Now, if you're a gardener you know that. If you are growing plants in your backyard and you want them to grow into healthy, functioning beings, botanical beings, you want to provide them with the right nurturing, the right nutrition, minerals, water, sunlight and so on. So the real question is how do we provide the conditions for further development for people whose development was impaired in the first place? Now we know how to do that. We are just not doing it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gabor Maté" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabor-mat/there-s-a-psychologist-called-mary-diamond-who-at-brooklyn-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/gabor-mat-1410_brain-damage_there-s-a-psychologist-called-mary-diamo_3224964.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/gabor-mat-1410_brain-damage_there-s-a-psychologist-called-mary-diamo_3224964.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/gabor-mat-1410_brain-damage_there-s-a-psychologist-called-mary-diamo_3224964.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's a psychologist called Mary & Diamond who at Brooklyn in California, in the 80s studied rats. And…” — Gabor Maté", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Through the years I experimented with all different types of materials and frames. Finally, I settled upon one that was so simple, easy, and inexpensive to use that it was almost ridiculous. Then I began growing all different types of plants vertically. I originally thought I would need to design some special way to hold up and accommodate heavier fruits such as winter squash and pumpkins, but as it turned out, these plant vines seemed to understand the situation; the stem supporting the heavy fruit grows thicker and heavier as the fruit becomes larger. If you have a framework and support that will hold the plant, the plant will hold the fruit; it is as simple as that! Mother Nature always seems to know best. Pea and bean netting can be stretched taut across a box frame and held in place by four metal posts. Plants will then grow up through the netting and be supported. Best Material I use the strongest material I can find, which is steel. Fortunately, steel comes in tubular pipe used for electrical conduit. It is very strong and turns out to be very inexpensive. Couplings are also available so you can connect two pieces together. I designed an attractive frame that fits right onto the 4 × 4 box, and it can be attached to the wooden box with clamps that can be bought at any store. Or, steel reinforcing rods driven into the existing ground outside your box provide a very steady and strong base; then the electrical conduit slips snugly over the bars. It’s very simple and inexpensive to assemble. Anyone can do it—even you! To prevent vertically grown plants from shading other parts of the garden, I recommend that tall, vertical frames be constructed on the north side of the garden. To fit it into a 4 × 4 box, I designed a frame that measured 4 feet wide and almost 6 feet tall. Tie It Tight Vertically growing plants need to be tied to their supports. Nylon netting won’t rot in the sun and weather, and I use it exclusively now for both vertical frames and horizontal plant supports. It is very strong—almost unbreakable—and guaranteed for twenty years. It is a wonderful material available at garden stores and in catalogs. The nylon netting is also durable enough to grow the heavier vine crops on vertical frames, including watermelons, pumpkins, cantaloupes, winter and summer squashes, and tomatoes. You will see in Chapter 8 how easy it is to train plants to grow vertically. To hold the plants to the frame, I have found that nylon netting with 7-inch square openings made especially for tomato growing works well because you can reach your hand through. Make sure it is this type so it won’t cut the stem of the plant when it blows against it in the wind. This comes in 4-foot widths and can easily be tied to the metal frame. It’s sometimes hard to find, so call around.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mel Bartholomew" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-bartholomew/through-the-years-i-experimented-with-all-different-types-of-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/mel-bartholomew-27001_different-types_through-the-years-i-experimented-with-al_1778761.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/mel-bartholomew-27001_different-types_through-the-years-i-experimented-with-al_1778761.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/mel-bartholomew-27001_different-types_through-the-years-i-experimented-with-al_1778761.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Through the years I experimented with all different types of materials and frames. 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