Human Hair as Plant Mulch

Posted by Queuebot in Home & Garden on May 2, 2009 at 12:53 pm


Blair Blacker of Smart Grow created a new, natural product that prevents weeds, eliminates the need for pesticides, and lets farmer conserve water. It could revolutionize how food is grown, as long as you can overlook the yuck factor.

What is it? Hair. Human hair. And lots of it … Dan Grech of American Public Media’s Marketplace has the interview:

BLACKER: There is a slight nutritional difference between blond hair and black hair, but as far as a plant is concerned, they wouldn’t notice the difference.

GRECH: Which is more nutritional?

BLACKER: Blond tends to be slightly less nutritional. Slightly. I’m not going to say a word.

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5 comments to "Human Hair as Plant Mulch"

  1. Kalel
    May 2nd, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    Great idea!

    But it's the legal issues that could get hairy.

  2. Largefromage
    May 2nd, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    A tip for gardeners out there...use ginger hair to grow carrots.

  3. sal
    May 2nd, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    I've heard of something like this before, except the hair was used to repel dear from a garden.

  4. Robolasse
    May 4th, 2009 at 5:34 am

    I see a great horror movie plot somewhere in that story.

  5. *peaceee.*
    September 3rd, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    hahaaa(:
    i like what he said about the blondd hair not being slightly nutritional[:


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