Sun Gro releases new potting mix
Sun Gro Horticulture has launched its newest product, Sunshine Black Bear Indoor & Outdoor Potting Mix. This climate-conscious potting mix, now available at Calloway’s Nursery stores in Texas and Fred Meyer stores in Washington and Idaho, is formulated with carbon-rich biochar that contributes to carbon capture and environmental sustainability.
“This new mix is not just a growing media; it’s a sustainable revolution,” said Bruce Adams, marketing director, Sun Gro. “Through the pyrolysis of wood that would otherwise contribute to atmospheric carbon, Black Bear Biochar stores carbon, creating an enduring, beneficial growing media aggregate, which is then combined with peat moss — a true innovation in the world of potting mixes.”
The potting mix is formulated with Black Bear carbon-rich biochar made from forest byproducts and is reportedly a sustainable alternative to perlite that promotes aeration and drainage. The Canadian Sphagnum peat moss in this product is made using responsible peatland management practices and principles and is certified under the Veriflora Responsibly Managed Peatlands program. Sustainable peat moss harvesting practices prioritize ecosystem conservation by minimizing habitat disturbance.
The potting mix is suitable for indoor and outdoor containers, hanging baskets, window boxes and fabric pots.
The Black Bear Biochar in each 1.5 cubic foot bag stores two pounds of carbon that would have been released into the atmosphere as 7.2 pounds of CO2 greenhouse gas. A 1.5 cubic foot bag of the potting mix stores the equivalent CO2 volume of 130 standard-size balloons or 400 hours of watching a 40-inch LED screen. A truckload stores the equivalent CO2 volume of driving 5,300 miles.
Photo courtesy of Sun Gro.
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