Bio Pots

While shopping at Kmart (Australian for Walmart) I found these great new pots made from bamboo stems, rice husks and straw.

They come in a range of great colours and are 100% biodegradable. For a 100mm pot they only cost $3 each. Quite stylish for growing herbs in.

While they are slightly more expensive than PVC pots of similar sizes I think that having a pot that is going to return to the earth rather than sit around for the next hundred years when it gets broken is a great way to go.

From their website I have found the following:

Lifespan outdoors with a plant - 1 year
Indoor with a plant - 3 years
Indoor without plant - 10 years

Benefits
- Solid, lightweight and waterproof
- Allows plant roots to breathe
- Great in greenhouse conditions

You can find more information at their website http://www.biopots.com

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