A BBC2 gardening TV programme said that if you keep plants close together in a cold greenhouse they will keep each other warm.
2006-11-03 09:39:21 · 6 answers · asked by toecee 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
I am highly skeptical of this notion. However, they affect the moisture content of the air through the transfer of moisture into/out of leaves through holes on the underside called stoma. Maybe they were referring to heat caused by light shining on the leaves. This heat would result from absorbance of light. This heat would radiate off the plant into the air and would warm the air around the plant. That's all I can hypothesize.
2006-11-03 09:55:46 · answer #1 · answered by LilRaverBoi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. By keeping inside the greenhouse the plants will not get cold. The greenhouse is designed to keep the inside warm by the greenhouse effect.
2006-11-03 17:43:12 · answer #2 · answered by Dr M 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sound like rot to me... but... they will make heat if you burn them!
I'm going back to my nice, warm woodstove now...
Good luck!
2006-11-03 17:49:29 · answer #3 · answered by Willy B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes some do
http://www.phschool.com/science/science_news/articles/warm_blooded_plants.html
2006-11-03 19:53:16 · answer #4 · answered by t_roy_e 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only when they want to
2006-11-03 18:58:27 · answer #5 · answered by feeling shy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
true
2006-11-03 20:44:11 · answer #6 · answered by jl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋