Ball Horticultural Company and Summit Plastic Company announce that a new size of the Rice Hull NetPot™ will be available beginning April 1, 2009. The first plantable, 6-inch Rice Hull NetPot is the newest addition to complement the six other sizes of Rice Hull and two other NetPot sizes (7cm and 9cm) pots that are currently available from Ball and Summit. In the coming season, all three NetPot sizes will be inventoried and available for sale by Summit in Akron, Ohio.
The new plantable 6” NetPot is composed of renewable resources made of sustainable, natural plant fibers that degrade in the soil over time. Summit produces PLA filling trays to fit the 6-inch Rice Hull NetPot. PLA is also made from renewable materials and is bio degradable and compostable. “We are pleased to provide our customers with practical, completely biodegradable, environmentally preferable choices,” says Norm Belliveau, CEO of Summit Plastic Company. “The plantable six-inch pot addresses the desires of consumers, not to mention landscapers – it’s quick and easy with no pots for the landfill.”
“Today’s consumers seek out sustainable options wherever they shop, and that includes their local garden center,” says Greg Trabka of Ball Innovations. “Ball works hand in hand with growers around the world every day to improve the environment and is firmly dedicated to growing a green future.”
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Photo credit: Ball Horticultural Company
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I had heard of Japanese growers using rice hulls as a medium before the coco explosion, but I didn’t know that they could be molded like that. It is good to see another responsible and sustainable product.
I found it on the Ball site, but I did a search on the Summit website and couldn’t find the rice hull pot. Could we get a link?
Sorry to reply to my own post, but the rice hull pot isn’t on the website. They sent me a price list, which is very reasonable.