Talking to plants: Now they’ll talk back

Talking to your plants will no longer be solely an occupation of earth-goddesses or hippies — especially as they will be able to talk back.

The talking plants — known as “cyborg plants” — have been created by a team of biologists and computer engineers with €1 million help from the EU’s research budget.

The plants will share valuable information, such as how they are feeling, whether they have too much sun, or not enough water and whether the last sprinkle of fertiliser suited them, as well as if there is too much acid, or ozone, or salt in their environment.