| By using polymer water-absorbing crystals, your | | | | use of water crystals in soils dramatically increases |
| plants -- flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, lawns and | | | | long-term, water holding capacity. |
| houseplants -- have a better chance of getting over | | | | These polymer crystals help nurture healthy plants. |
| missed waterings and of surviving drought conditions. | | | | By controlling soil moisture, they contribute to healthy |
| But, polymer water crystals have many other uses | | | | plant life and growth by reducing plant stress from |
| around the home and in industry. | | | | too much or too little water. These polymers |
| They are popular in hand crafts and home decorating, | | | | effectively absorb excess water, alleviating runoff |
| for festive decorations like floating candles and candle | | | | and storing it until needed by plants. |
| designs. They are regularly used in wedding table | | | | Their use actually improves soil structure as they |
| designs. They can be easily colored to any spectrum | | | | expand and contract in hydration and dehydration. As |
| of the rainbow. | | | | a gardening product and soil amendment, water |
| Water crystals are the material inside hot/cold | | | | crystals significantly lengthen intervals between |
| compresses for muscular/skeletal care, hot and cold | | | | watering. This is true for lawns, vegetable and flower |
| packs and evaporative coolers (also known as cool | | | | gardens, house plants, container gardens, trees, and |
| ties, cool wraps, spin and neck coolers) for the head, | | | | field crops. |
| neck and family pets. Florists use them in shipping. | | | | It is a myth (perhaps propagated on the Internet) |
| Horticulturalists extend the shelf life of their plants by | | | | that the crystals are harmful to plants or take water |
| incorporating them in soil. Some potting soils now | | | | away from them, replacing the water with harmful |
| contain them as a standard ingredient. | | | | chemicals. Instead they capture excess water and |
| Water absorbing and storing crystals are used in a | | | | store it for plants. |
| variety of proprietary products in many industries, | | | | When hydrated, each dry granule turns into a gel, |
| including humidors, commercially-produced hot/cold | | | | containing the water it absorbs. By squeezing a |
| packs, drink chillers. | | | | hydrated crystal, the polymer won't leak moisture. |
| They are even used to feed roaches and crickets by | | | | Instead, it will break into smaller crystals or particles |
| those who raise reptiles. Organizations purchase them | | | | that dehydrate to smaller granules. |
| for adult and children events at picnics. Some are | | | | Super absorbent polymer (SAP) granules, when |
| even packaged comically to be used as a hot soaks | | | | hydrated, save irrigation costs and help prevent plant |
| in bathtubs. (Beware of clogging drains; and be sure | | | | stress from dry conditions in throughout the world, in |
| to follow supplier instructions!) | | | | nurseries, sod and turf farms, crop fields, in home |
| They have been used to fight fires and as fire | | | | gardens and residential lawns. |
| retardants. In small containers, they will absorb water | | | | A small investment in this amazing product will help |
| from the bottoms of contaminated fuel tanks. They | | | | preserve plants and help care for both indoor and |
| see duty in in feedlots to help clean up messes and | | | | outdoor container plants, improve soil and reduce |
| spills. They have been used as emergency water | | | | water bills. Despite the long technical name, |
| absorbers in floods. | | | | cross-linked polyacrylamide co-polymer, water |
| Their main application is to help reduce irrigation in | | | | absorbing crystals are environmentally friendly and |
| agriculture, home vegetable and flower gardens, | | | | safe to all animals, pets and plants. |
| house plants, and container gardening. After all, the | | | | |