I don't know if this is only due to simply loud and/or harsh noises (I didn't check classical) or whether it's only applicable to this variety, but since I can't be attentive as I should be all the time, they worked as a wonderful babysitter.
This is probably on the lines of the vibrations causing the plants to stiffen up and produce better supporting structures. You can do the same thing by pointing a desk fan at your seedlings for a couple of hours a day.
Ah, it's bit too chilly to run a fan at the moment, but I'm definitely gonna need to try that this Spring / Summer. I think that's probably the most plausible explanation I've had so far. A few people told me that the sound of "impending doom" may cause them to hurry up and get stronger to withstand potential danger, but that seems too far fetched.
http://eksith.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/tomato-update/ http://eksith.wordpress.com/2012/04/07/tomato-experiment/
I don't know if this is only due to simply loud and/or harsh noises (I didn't check classical) or whether it's only applicable to this variety, but since I can't be attentive as I should be all the time, they worked as a wonderful babysitter.