Can you grow in styrofoam balls?

[46nto]

i guess would would have to cover them to stop them blowing about...

[poohbear]

Interesting...

I was thinking about styrofoam peanuts as well seeing as I have a bunch of them.

Tho I'm not sure how safe it is to use that and if there are any chemicals that would leech out into the edible plants.

[GaryD]

Hi,

They float, wouldn't anchor plants well and would blow around in a light breeze......so I doubt that they'd be much use as a growing media.

I am aware, however, of where styrofoam beads have been used as media in a trickling bio-filter.

Gary

[poohbear]

Hi,

They float, wouldn't anchor plants well and would blow around in a light breeze......so I doubt that they'd be much use as a growing media.

I am aware, however, of where styrofoam beads have been used as media in a trickling bio-filter.

Gary

Gary,

Do you know if there are any ill effects from styrofoam transferable to edible foods?

[GaryD]

I'm not aware of any. Styrofoam sheets are widely used in raft aquaponics.