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Music to garden by

Posted on June 2nd, 2009 – 8:00 AM
By Robyn Dochterman

Do gardening and listening to music go together?

My iPod has yet to find its way to the peas and pole beans, but probably only because it hasn’t occurred to me to introduce rock to the dirt. I wonder what the plants and soil organisms would like to hear. H’mm. Maybe my plants would prefer classical music, but I’m afraid that could cause bouts of napping in the nasturtiums (by me).

If you put together a soundtrack for your garden endeavors, what would be on your playlist?

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17 Responses to "Music to garden by"

Allison says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 8:34 am

I do use my ipod when I mow the lawn and have started to use it when I garden. Some songs that really get me digging are Jimmy Buffet “Margaritaville”, Weezer “Island in the sun” and Bon Jovi “You give love a bad name”

jeff says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 9:24 am

Not garden specific music but nothing puts me in a mood for hard work better than classic rock. Motley Crue’s Kickstart My Heart works equally well as a pre-game sports anthem or the final toll for weeds.

laura says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 9:24 am

i have a question about seed storage. now that i’ve planted all the seeds i intend to plant this season, whats the best way to store my remaining seeds? i’d be interested to hear how everyone else stores their seeds.

Connie Nelson says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 9:38 am

Laura,
Seeds do best when used fresh.You can save them for a year, but they lose some of their ability to germinate (estimates range from about 20 percent to more than 60 percent). If you can’t use the seeds up this year, experts recommend you store them in a paper (not plastic) bag in a cool, dry place. (They can mold if stored in a place with much moisture.)
What does anyone else out there do?

Anneesha says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 9:57 am

I need real-world sounds when gardening; there’s such an abundance of birds even in the inner city. And oftentimes you hear “Turkey in the Straw” from the ice cream truck. And the sound of wind up high in the giant neighborhood cottonwood. The other day a chickadee was twittering while taking a spitbath in the wet crabapple tree leaves after I waterered. And I’ve found out that the nesting cardinals are encouraging their babies with a different call.

Judybusy says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 9:59 am

I have seeds up to seven or eight years old. However, I sow extra to account for the lower germination rates. I keep them in their original envelopes, upright in cardboard boxes stored in my hutch.

After reading this, I’m not too concerned about seeds getting too old!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/11/1122_051122_old_seed.html

As for music, I am one of the 67 people who don’t own an ipod or other device, so I just enjoy the birds and the quiet between airplanes.

Robyn Dochterman says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 10:18 am

“Final toll for weeds”…that’s a great descriptor, Jeff.

Anneesha, I can practically see your neighborhood from your descriptions of sounds. Very cool.

christa says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 10:36 am

The sounds of nature. It’s my get away from all the noise of daily living.

Debw says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 10:45 am

I live next door to a home daycare. My garden, like it or not, gets snips of Barney, Sesame Street, Wiggles, Splatter Sisters, etc. If I need to pipe in music it had better have a beat that they can dance to!

Erin says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 12:41 pm

For me, the best gardening background “music” is a radio broadcast of Minnesota Twins baseball.

Geoff says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 1:14 pm

“Feed Me Seymour”, from Little Shop of Horrors.

Anneesha says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 1:55 pm

Thanks Robyn! It’s easy to hear things when you’re relaxing in your wooded backyard with a cocktail (and the dog is asleep). Last evening there was some neighborhood excitement when a squirrel fell in a kiddie pool and had to be rescued with a rake.

Has anyone else noticed that the critters are CRAZY right now? Is it adolescent bunnies and squirrels out there running amok?

Deanna says:

June 2nd, 2009 at 2:16 pm

Tiptoe Through the Tulips. BWAH! Sorry. None for me because then I couldn’t hear myself unthink.

Cindy says:

June 3rd, 2009 at 6:05 am

I’m with you on that one, Deanna. I find that one of the purest joys of gardening, sometimes hours upon end, is the freedom to absolutely unplug from the world. I literally can blank out the worries and cares of the day as long as I’m in the garden. I do have, however, an excellent repetoire of songs in my head that I can ‘download’ at no cost for occasional humming. :)

Andrea says:

June 3rd, 2009 at 8:17 am

There are not a lot of songs about gardening, but there is one that inspires me to get out there and work. It is Black-eyed Susie by Cheri Knight. “I hold you in my mighty hands, I dig you with my spade, I’ve done all a girl can do to get you in the ground.”

nhokkanen says:

June 5th, 2009 at 12:04 pm

“Follow Your Bliss” by the B-52’s.

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