To sign 'plant,' start by forming a 'C' shape with your non-dominant hand to represent a pot or the ground. Take your dominant hand, bunch your fingers together, and push it up through your non-dominant hand. As your dominant hand moves upward, spread your fingers out wide to represent a plant growing and blooming.
Sign 'water' by tapping a 'W' handshape on your chin, then sign 'plant' by showing your dominant hand growing up through your non-dominant hand.
Point to the object, sign 'beautiful' by circling your face with your hand, and then finish with the upward, blooming motion for 'plant'.
Sign 'buy', 'new', and then 'plant', emphasizing the upward growth motion to clearly convey the noun.
Sign 'water' by tapping a 'W' handshape on your chin, then sign 'plant' by showing your dominant hand growing up through your non-dominant hand.
Point to the object, sign 'beautiful' by circling your face with your hand, and then finish with the upward, blooming motion for 'plant'.
Sign 'buy', 'new', and then 'plant', emphasizing the upward growth motion to clearly convey the noun.
Yes, the sign for 'plant' and 'grow' are essentially the same. The context of your sentence will help the person you are signing with understand whether you mean the noun (a plant) or the verb (to grow).
No, if you mean the action of planting seeds in the ground, you would use a different sign that mimics dropping seeds with your fingers or rubbing your thumb across your fingers as you move your hand over the 'ground'.
Yes, you should always use your non-dominant hand as the stationary base or 'pot'. Your dominant hand should be the one doing the active motion of growing upward.
