The question was asked...does electricity effect seeds and plants and how they grow? The answer is definitely yes. In my 10 years of growing produce in Texas after an electrical/rain storm the plants would grow an estimated 2 to 3 inches taller and were visibly more healthy. If we had just a rain storm and no lightning the plants would also grow but not near as much when lightning was included. Here is how it works: lightning is able to cause molecules of nitrogen to form compounds. These compounds fall to the ground and the rain carries the nutrients to the roots. Plants then use the nitrogen to grow. Air is comprised of 78% nitrogen and about 20% oxygen. Nitrogen is an element that plants need for chlorophyll production (which aids photosynthesis), foliage development, and overall growth. The nitrogen in air is not in a usable form for most plants. So how do plants get nitrogen that is in the air? From lightning. The intense heat and electric charges produced by lightning causes the nitrogen molecules in the air to cling to the oxygen molecules. This bond forms nitrogen oxides. The nitrogen oxides will be collected by the rain drops – bringing a form of nitrogen that can now be used by the plants. The plants now receive a supercharged dose of available nitrogen, causing them to become brighter, healthier, and greener. My Grandfather and Grandmother taught me a lot of tricks about gardening...one of them included this trick to harness some of the electricity naturally in the air. Drive 3 wooden or copper stakes around your vegetable/fruit or herb plants, (I use a copper grounding rods)Run bare copper wiring from the top of each stake to the next, forming a triangle around the perimeter of your plants. The copper wire will attract static electricity. (A Triangle works better than a circle or a square.) If you don't have access to copper stakes you can use metal such as rebar or tomato cage.