O CONSUMO DE PLANTAS ORNAMENTAIS DURANTE A PANDEMIA NO VALE DO SÃO PATRÍCIO

Abstract

With the emergence of COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus, in 2020 in Brazil there was a great unexpected change in the population's lifestyle, transforming the routine of families completely, as all activities had to be done at home. With the complexity of the problem they were facing, people began to develop psychosomatic illnesses. A biophilic environment brings relaxation, lessening stress and anxiety, so there was a great demand for ornamental, vegetable and fruit plants to be grown at home, both inside and outside homes. To understand how this consumption movement was happening, a questionnaire was carried out on Google Forms, which was sent to participants via social networks. Data analyzed by Excel using averages. The biggest consumers of ornamental plants as a result of the pandemic were participants under the age of thirty, who claimed a major change in their life after contact with the plants, with greater interest in flowering, foliage, fruit and medicinal plants. They used applications to learn how to take care of the plants, and these plants could be either indoors or outdoors. Consumption had a great growth as it provides health benefits, bringing people's well-being.