Grow vegetables with... pencils?
The Sprout pencil is made of cedar and uses graphite and clay in place of lead. It launched in Denmark, then the US and the range is now available in the UK.
A seed capsule is fitted to the end of each pencil and once they become unusable, the capsules can be planted in soil, and watered to produce a herb and vegetable patch.
There are over 20 variations available from creators Sprout World including mint, tomato, peppers, basil and rosemary.
The seed capsule inside the end of the pencil is fitted with three seeds of the same flower, herb or vegetable.
As the pencil is watered, the protective capsule dissolves to start the seed's germination.
The pencil can then be kept in the soil and doubles up as a plant marker because they have the name of the seed carved into the side.
Source: Daily Mail Online
