Experimenting with Electroculture in the Pixie Potager: an electrifying forgotten science revived!

In our adventure with the rewilding of the Pixies we have wandered down some very interesting paths of discovery and our experiment with the topic of Electroculture in the Pixies Potager has been at the top of that fascinating list. Nikola Tesla famously said that to discover the secrets of the universe, one must think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration… So, when we happened upon the concept of Electroculture it immediately intrigued us. We set about investigating the veracity of its claims and attempting to create our own garden experiments using single strand solid copper wire fashioned into antennas, vortexed tepees and open-ended copper collars. We eagerly observed our garden “laboratory” tending to our plants carefully, and attempting to identify if there was anything to this theory that the harnessing of atmospheric energy will have positive effects on a plant's growth and production. It turns out that our plants were delighted with our energetic little project, and we were happily surprised by our quantifiable results! I suspect that Nikola Tesla was correct and that what we don’t yet know, regarding the mysteries of our universe, far outweighs what we do know. I also suspect that much of what we think we know doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of what is possible in our world! Video and Images Lightning Strike/Elsa Luebing/ courtesy of Earth Zoom In/aRTHUR// courtesy of Macro Seedling Time-Lapse CC-/NatureClip/ courtesy of Flicking Through Book 2/Videvo/ courtesy of Putting Slide Under Microscope/Videvo/ courtesy of Old Press Machine/Orkidea Turkesa/ courtesy of UK Flag Flying on Westminster/Videvo/ courtesy of Union Jack Ensign Flag/PVP/ courtesy of Vintage Map Pan Across to India/Videvo/ courtesy of Vintage Map Pan Across to Europe 2/Videvo/ courtesy of Pouring Coffee/Videvo/ courtesy of Portrait Of Waitress Holding Cups Of Coffee And Going To The Bar While Her Male Co Worker Preparing More Behind At The Coffee Machine/Videvo/ courtesy of Panning Across the UK on a Vintage Map/Videvo/ courtesy of Lightning Arc/proper33/ courtesy of Eiffel Tower Wide Shot/Videvo/ courtesy of De l'électricité des végétaux : ouvrage dans lequel on traite de l'électricité de l'atmosphère sur les plantes, de ses effets sur l'économie des végétaux, de leurs vertus médico & nutritivo-électriques, & principalement des moyens de pratique de l'appliquer utilement à l'agriculture, avec l'invention d'un électro-végétomètre/Bertholon, M. l'abbé (Pierre), 1742-1800/ The British cultivator and agricultural review/ On Electro-Culyure/ the Farmer’s Guide to Scientific and Practical Agriculture/#page/488/mode/1up Northern Lights 2/subcity/ courtesy of Electricity in agriculture and horticulture/Lemström/ Electroculture/ Justin Christofleau/ Music A Moment Of Bliss/Clarence Reed/ courtesy of By Grace/ Clarence Reed/ courtesy of In It for the Sugar Rush/Raymond Grouse/ courtesy of One for You, Three for Me/ Raymond Grouse/ courtesy of Quiche for Two/ Raymond Grouse/ courtesy of Roscoe’s Dream/Philip Ayers/ courtesy of Sail Away/ Clarence Reed/ courtesy of Set Off// Clarence Reed/ courtesy of Summer at Grandma’s/ Raymond Grouse/ courtesy of Unforeseen/ Clarence Reed/ courtesy of You Can’t Tame a Dragonfly/ Raymond Grouse/ courtesy of