J.C. wrote:
"Jangchub" wrote in message

EVERYBODY MISSES OUR REASON FOR TRYING THE STYROFOAM CUPS!!!!! And the only
question I needed to have answered was, could the problems we experienced be
the result of using the CUPS, not whether they are styrofoam, plastic,
paper, newspaper are what have you. THE SIMPLE QUESTION IS, DOES PLANTING
THE CUP HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE PLANT?


The plastic cups ought to discourage cutworms, but that should be a
*good* thing.

The plastic may be driving the roots deeper than they would normally go
before they get to spread out, and that's not always a good thing.

BTW, you should have said you scavenged used styrofoam cups from a
cafeteria dumpster before they were headed to the landfill (or
incinerator, ever burned styrene?) That might have made you a hero
instead of getting yelled at.

Bob