I have been doing a lot of research on plants in general- I read that the plant releasing a strong odor is the plants way of actually communicating with you.
I started paying attention to this- and it seems to be true.
Ever noticed how some days are smelly, even in veg and others aren't so bad? When the odor is at it's height I found conditions that normally aren't what plants want- either wet feet, too dry or once I even found mites by looking closer because the smell was so intense. After fixing the maladies I found the smell back off a bit- til next time they wanted to let me know something was up.
Smell is also a way that plants communicate with each other. By emitting a strong odor they are able to let plants around them know about pests, conditions and when they are ready to re-produce.Plants number one goal is to live and re-produce and when we do not allow the females to be pollinated- they emit that oh so sweet odor- trying to find the male..

So I tried an experiement with a small seeded cutting - and guess what- it only had a high odor when it was dry or had mites.Maybe we are going about this the wrong way when we add carbon filters - by removing the smell we cannot 'hear' or smell what our plants are trying to tell usā?¦.
crystaliscious Reviewed by crystaliscious on . Skunk Smell- Your plant is trying to tell you something I have been doing a lot of research on plants in general- I read that the plant releasing a strong odor is the plants way of actually communicating with you. I started paying attention to this- and it seems to be true. Ever noticed how some days are smelly, even in veg and others aren't so bad? When the odor is at it's height I found conditions that normally aren't what plants want- either wet feet, too dry or once I even found mites by looking closer because the smell was so intense. After Rating: 5