Slow-release watering - Page 3

abso1utepain · #21 02-06-2008, 04:55 AM

if ya have any questions about them send me a pm

kochab · #22 02-06-2008, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by abso1utepain

ok baby diaper??? lol well kinda good idea, but heres an easier one, go to a local garden center, ask for polymer crystals, or go on ebay, amazon, or any gardening/hydro sites, and get polymer crystals. they are the crystals in diapers basicly, well on the same idea, you just mix a few tablespoons of the powder into the soil and it will absorbe and hold the water untill the soil around it dries out then it slowly releases it, they are good for 3-5years befor they break down, and they do break down so its not like they will be there forever. i use them in my vegetable garden with no adverse effects other than i need to water less. and since they expand alot when wet it helps keep the soil loose. between vermiculite, peat moss, and polymer crystals i only water my vegetable garden if it doesn't rain for 20 days.

hope this helps!

thanks brother. glad someone on here new a little bit about it since ive never used it myself and actually dont know anyone who has. More of a friend of a friend tried these things and said they work great but they dont ph their water so........
yeah.

ymz202 · #23 02-06-2008, 06:06 AM

Hey im also from Canada Ontario
and for a low release water thing
my mom has this black hoze in here garden and you hook that upto the water source and it slowley drips water from it becuase it has lots of little tiny holes in it!

gogrow · #24 02-06-2008, 06:54 AM

i cant think of the name, i believe they are polymer crystals, they absorb a ton of water compared to their size to help keep the soil from drying out. if i am not mistaken, it is the same thing that is in diapers, but you can get it by the bag.
look here:
LI ROOTS - Crystal Soil - 1 LB Bag

kochab · #25 02-06-2008, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by gogrow

i cant think of the name, i believe they are polymer crystals, they absorb a ton of water compared to their size to help keep the soil from drying out. if i am not mistaken, it is the same thing that is in diapers, but you can get it by the bag.
look here:
LI ROOTS - Crystal Soil - 1 LB Bag

they got different sizes there too......
the guy that i was told about using them was using the largest ones he could find for his outdoor holes.