Bonnie Plants - biodegradable pots
by rd @ 8:53 am 5 comments »
Every spring tons of plastic pots hit the landfill. Here’s a tip, search out Bonnie plants in biodegradable peat pots. Bonnie claims that their pots save over a million pounds of plastic a year.
Each plant sinks its roots into its pot, which is planted directly in the ground, so there is no transplant shock. As each pot gently biodegrades during the season, it adds a little organic matter to your soil.
Bonnie sells herbs, flowers and vegetables. To purchase USA made biodegradable pots use Bonnie Plants store locator, they’re also a supplier to Lowe’s Wal-Mart and Home Depot.
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This is a great idea! Especially for people who enjoy lots of plants around their house not only in their garden.
I live in Yuma Az. My wife have been looking all over town for your biodegradable flower pots without any luck. Where can we find them? We want to start using them to save stress on out young plants when they are set out.
Bonnie Plants available at these Yuma locations
LOWES
115 W. 32ND ST.
YUMA, AZ 85364
WAL-MART
2900 S. PACIFIC AVE.
YUMA, AZ 85364
Here’s a link to a post we did on Ecoforms pots.
http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2008/01/14/ecoforms-sustainable-gardening-containers/
Bonnie’s peat pots are a wonderful innovation, however, don’t be fooled by their “green” message. The reason they grow in peat pots is that it is cheaper than petroleum-based plastic containers. Environmentally friendly peat pots are a fortunate by-product of finding cheaper ways of growing plants. Their plants are still polluted with petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides that are by no means “green”. Bonnie Plants do not care about the environment any more than any other commercial grower. Also, be very cautious in which herbs and vegetables that you purchase from their supply. They dump into the retail garden centers whatever they have. They do no pay any attention to climate zones. For example, they routinely put winter and early spring crops into desert stores where it is already too hot.
I have purchased many bonnie plants in the last two years. Mostly vegetables. Am very displeased. We have raised gardens. Every plant slowly starts to die off. We have been pulling them up to examine the roots. The soil in the pot itself has turned very moldy in each one and will not absorb water. I don’t mean it won’t hold water. They won’t absorb water. The soil is very white with mold and crumbly. Will be lucky if any at all survive. I feel like we should be reimbursed. For us it is a lot of money to lose. We can only tell that the original soil in pots is either contaminated or of very poor grade.