Buy a plant or flowers and more often than not it will come in a pot made of black plastic that you’ll get rid of once you replant your new purchase. But that black plastic is incredibly hard to ...

Over the last decade there has been a dramatic increase in the availability of biodegradable plant pots, and I’m finding them everywhere from my beloved Gilbertie’s Herb Gardens (which sells locally ...

It only takes a few trips to the nursery for new plants to also assemble a skyline of empty, stacked pots. After I plant a flat of 24 small containers of seasonal color, a dozen veggies and herbs and ...

The problem with most biodegradable plant pots is that they don’t actually biodegrade. Usually made of wood or peat fibers, most of the pots also are treated with wax to keep them whole until they’re ...

Imagine a future where plants are grown exclusively in biodegradable pots. That future is now for Bluestone Perennials. This mail-order nursery in Ohio now ships all of its plants in 3.5” x 4’ coir ...

Question: At this time of year we are inundated with plastic flower pots and seed trays. I would like to know if they can be recycled or used again in some way. Can pots not be biodegradable? (G Oram, ...

George Katongole The farming season has got the habit of being pricey during the planting time of the year, thanks to the seeds, fertiliser and equipment that has to be purchased. Thankfully, seed ...