Commercial Grade Super Absorbent Polymer Potassium Based Water Crystal (1 Pound)...

My plants are now well protected, use carefully, the crystals grow large

1) Holds lots of moisture. 2) Work as described. It becomes a water source that helps the plant get through dry periods between rain. 3) Woul definately buy again. But my garden is small and the polymer balls last a long time. It may be years before I need to buy more. I mixed it in with potting soil. The beads looked sooooo small so... I added some extra. Ok, a lot extra. First time it rained, my container overflowed. It was like the dirt was pushed up from the bottom of the planted. This was a 24" container filled to 4" below the rim. Now theres a big mound of dirt thats 6" over the top of the container and a lot of dirt overflowing the container. So... The beads asorb a LOT of water. I changed how I use them as follows: Put a tiny amount in a big jar, add water, wait a few hours. Put them in a collander to drain overnight. When transplanting, put these in a ring around the base of the plant. I put the balls in a 2" radius from the center of the plant about 6" deep. When the soil is "dry," the plant sits in a soil depression because the polymer balls shrink from losing water to keep the soil moist. Easy indication to water the plant. Great stuff.

Used it our raised flowere beds. Had planted veggies and a few flowers. Gone on vacation for 10 days. Held enough water that the plants were fine even in hot weather. Also used in flower pots on porch and the flowers were fine.

It absorbes as advertised. We use it in our camping potty bags. Helps keep the odor down also.

I always had some planters that would alway dry out and had to be put in a bucket of water to get them to take water again. I used these gel crystals in those planter. It doesnt take much just put them down by the roots. Now those containers dont dry out and the plants never looked better.