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William S.

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Tomato communication
« on: 2020-07-10, 01:49:10 PM »
https://www.google.com/amp/s/phys.org/news/2020-07-electrical-tomato.amp

I bet tomato plants are all like. How's the water over there? You got any spare nutrients? Hey there's a bug biting me: everyone make more defensive chemicals!
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Diane Whitehead

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Re: Tomato communication
« Reply #1 on: 2020-07-10, 08:00:07 PM »
Potted ones must feel lonely.
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Ben S.

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Re: Tomato communication
« Reply #2 on: 2020-07-18, 05:48:33 PM »
That's wild!
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