Eco Friendly Pots

Winter is gone for many across the country and the annual march to the local garden store has begun. It's time to add color to the yard and get this years garden in shape to produce beautiful vegetables, fruits and flowers. Red, blue, green, yellow, all of the colors that people enjoy during the summer while sitting on their patio or taking a walk in the park. But what about rust and black? These are the colors of many of the pots your pretty flowers and veggies were potted in by the nurseries that grew them. What do you do with them after you have planted the garden? Well, one company pots their vegetables in biodegradable pots. Bonnie Plants uses pots that are 100 percent biodegradable. They prevent transplant shock by allowing the roots to remain intact from container to soil so that plants make an easier transition to the garden. It couldn't be any simpler, remove the label, tear off the bottom of the pot and plant the whole thing in the ground. And don't worry about the roots, they will grow through the pot as well. As the pot decomposes it becomes part of the soil.

Not only do the pots decompose in the ground, they also have a plastic label around the pot that is recyclable. Nothing goes into the trash.

The efforts of Bonnie Plants have prevented hundreds of millions of plastic pots from entering our landfills and they've also dramatically reduced energy and petroleum required in the manufacture of plastic pots. But, what do you do with all those rusty red and black plastic pots you purchased plants or vegetables in? Many are recyclable and can be taken your local recycling center. If you're unsure, ask. You can also save your plastic containers and use them next year. Have too many perennials? Put them in a leftover plastic pot and give to a friend. So go out and garden, garden, garden! But, do your part to grow a "greener" garden.