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I can buy a 'quality' 25l bag of earth for $14 (Switzerland) and still be sure to find visible plastic parts in it. The earth the farmers buy here locally is ra
by herbst 3y ago
I can buy a 'quality' 25l bag of earth for $14 (Switzerland) and still be sure to find visible plastic parts in it. The earth the farmers buy here locally is rainbow colored if you look closely enough.
I introduced the majority of plastic in my garden trough expensive earth & compost.
I only use Coco at this point (what is crazy considering there are no coconuts where I live)
- hammyhavoc 3y agoShit, is that really what the coloured bits are? There was me thinking it was some kind of fancy beneficial additive.
- herbst 3y agoIt's mind blowing to read this here, thinking it's somehow just me buying always the wrong stuff. But welcome to our reality where we complained about micro plastics so long without doing something that you cannot actually buy earth/compost without macro plastic anymore.
- jdkuepper 3y agoIf you’re referring to the shiny pieces in soil you buy from a garden shop, that’s actually perlite - a natural volcanic glass that’s added to improve soil drainage.
- hammyhavoc 3y agoI don't think so, it's smaller multicoloured specks. All sorts of interesting colours.
- herbst 3y agoIt's not perlite. It's colorful plastic and also smells like that when burned.