June 1, 2009Rice hulls revisited
Not only do rice hulls make my favorite soil amendment, especially nice for clay soils, (see my previous post here about where to get them) they are showing up in biodegradable household products from kitchenware to countertops to deck material to compostable pots. (You just break them up with your hands and throw them in the pile after about 5 years.)
Admittedly, most of the rice hull products on the market are for gift items, but the good news is that rice hulls could go big. Ball Horticulture, one of the largest plant propagators in the U.S. is experimenting with rice hull pots for retail plants. You plant the plant, pot and all.
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DAILY READ: Telegraph.Co.Uk. Scandal on the other side of the pond - More than one British Member of Parliament has been caught padding their “expense account” with receipts for top soil, garden tools, patio sets, moats and BBQs.
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