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HERBIE43 Rutland , MA(Zone 5b) Apr 18, 2007

vegetables in containers especially.

just before we had the big rainstorm here i was walking though best buy and noticed they were selling this granular stuff that you put on water and it absourbes it and then all you have to do is sweep it up. i was wondering if this stuff can be used in vegertable containers to help retain water. i wasn't thinking of this when i was in the store so i have no idea what its made of but was just wondering if anyone else has thought of this. thanks

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tombaak High Desert, NV(Zone 5a) Apr 18, 2007

Herbie,

I am not sure if it is the same stuff Best Buy was using, but there are products designed to do just that. I believe there was just a co-op for some. There are many brands, this is the first one that came up when i googled http://www.crystals.us/CICrystalIce.htm

Melissa

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HERBIE43 Rutland , MA(Zone 5b) Apr 19, 2007

i know aboutthe crystals and all that stuff but was just wondering if this would work but i would never use it. it must have seomthing in it that is no good for plants.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Apr 19, 2007

Hi Herbie-
was it white/clear /pearly, like crystals, or brown and claye like, like cat litter? if white, I would think its all the same. If brown I wold agree, not try it in plants.

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HERBIE43 Rutland , MA(Zone 5b) Apr 20, 2007

sallyg - it was brownish but not claylike and i won't try it. thanks

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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Apr 20, 2007

Sounds like the clumping kitty litter.

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HERBIE43 Rutland , MA(Zone 5b) Apr 20, 2007

i had occasion to use in in my basement when i had a filter insalled and it worked like a charm. i swept it up into a big round container and left it there for a few weeks and when i went to dump it it was still damp[ to the touch. amazing

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