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Replacing soil with glass

Researchers from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley have found that replacing soil with recycled glass fragments sped up development and reduced fungal growth for plants used in salsa making.

The research, which was presented at the American Chemical Society’s fall meeting, experimented with the effects of recycled glass as a growing tool for cilantro, jalapeño, and bell pepper plants. The researchers used pulverized glass bottles, like those from beer or s…