Pilot study uses recycled glass to grow plants for salsa ingredients (IMAGE)

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Pilot study uses recycled glass to grow plants for salsa ingredients

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Cilantro, bell pepper and jalapeño plants can grow faster when some of the potting soil is replaced with glass particles. Shown here are cilantro seedlings grown in 100% recycled glass material.

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Andrea Quezada

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