Using diaper gel in containers

ScottinAtlanta · February 12, 2015

What do you think of this?

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=405380706289747

Cheryl2017 · February 12, 2015

amazing

PaulF · February 12, 2015

Buying diapers is a lot more expensive than just purchasing the gel itself from a gardening site. Works well for hanging baskets, etc.

Labradors2 · February 12, 2015

I had to look after my friends outside potted annual plants while she was away for a month. One container never seemed to need water, which was good because it was far away from the hose. She told me later that she had put a (clean) diaper in the bottom of the container.

I think this video is most interesting! I would use it for ornamentals, but I'm not so sure that I'd use it for veggies.

Linda

Sun City Linda · February 12, 2015

I bought the gel granules from a gardening site a few years ago and I remember thinking they were kind of pricey.

marthahill · February 12, 2015

Mmm,, at the price of diapers I would rather not but I have bought those cheap cellulose kitchen sponges and used them. Cost a dollar or two at the Dollar Store. Works just as well.

Salsacharley · February 12, 2015

"Gently used diapers"

ScottinAtlanta · February 12, 2015

Salsa, you may just have solved a big landfill problem - used diapers. One in every pot.

Sun City Linda · February 12, 2015

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Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta

Salsa, you may just have solved a big landfill problem - used diapers. One in every pot.

Yes, I don't know if it is in this one but the one I saw did say to just rinse out "gently used diapers" which would of course make them virtually free and help with landfill space too!

pondgardener · February 12, 2015

something like these?...

http://www.amazon.com/Bonsaiboy-Terr.../dp/B002C6MMLK

pondgardener · February 12, 2015

or these?...

http://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Gro-10...0K6KNX1YAYBKKX

Labradors2 · February 12, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by pondgardener

something like these?...

http://www.amazon.com/Bonsaiboy-Terr.../dp/B002C6MMLK

Well that's a huge relief because I thought we were going to see some graphic detail of a gently-used diaper

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I have used those granules and they are great, but they expand a lot. Each grain (the size of a grain of rice) expands to roughly a 1" cube. You have to be careful where you put them because they can pop your annuals right out of the container

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Linda

pondgardener · February 12, 2015

having Bonsai in the link could have raised some concern...

**mdvpc** · February 12, 2015

There is an organic product that I have used before.

Also, if your water is high in salt, don't use any of these products. The crystals will trap the salt and you cannot flush the salt out.

AKmark · February 12, 2015

We use water retention pellets in flower baskets, I'm not sure about eating stuff grown in it though.

Try this on one or two, cut out part of the bottoms if watering is an issue. I have done a sort of dry farming attempt by doing this, with pots setting on the ground. I have also actually had many roots grow right through the bottoms of grow bags, when the plants were starved of water, I could barely pull up the containers in the fall. The tomatoes were excellent and the yield was pretty good too. Anyway, they will survive on much less water.

February 12, 2015	#1
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	Using diaper gel in containers What do you think of this? https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=405380706289747

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PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,289	Buying diapers is a lot more expensive than just purchasing the gel itself from a gardening site. Works well for hanging baskets, etc. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

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pondgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 361	something like these?... http://www.amazon.com/Bonsaiboy-Terr.../dp/B002C6MMLK __________________ “Live as if you'll die tomorrow, but farm as if you'll live forever.” Old Proverb

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pondgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 361	or these?... http://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Gro-10...0K6KNX1YAYBKKX __________________ “Live as if you'll die tomorrow, but farm as if you'll live forever.” Old Proverb

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pondgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 361	having Bonsai in the link could have raised some concern... __________________ “Live as if you'll die tomorrow, but farm as if you'll live forever.” Old Proverb

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Cheryl2017 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: san antonio, texas Posts: 173	amazing

February 12, 2015	#4
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,890	I had to look after my friends outside potted annual plants while she was away for a month. One container never seemed to need water, which was good because it was far away from the hose. She told me later that she had put a (clean) diaper in the bottom of the container. I think this video is most interesting! I would use it for ornamentals, but I'm not so sure that I'd use it for veggies. Linda

February 12, 2015	#5
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	I bought the gel granules from a gardening site a few years ago and I remember thinking they were kind of pricey.

February 12, 2015	#6
marthahill Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NE Texas Posts: 13	Mmm,, at the price of diapers I would rather not but I have bought those cheap cellulose kitchen sponges and used them. Cost a dollar or two at the Dollar Store. Works just as well.

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Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	"Gently used diapers"

February 12, 2015	#14
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	There is an organic product that I have used before. Also, if your water is high in salt, don't use any of these products. The crystals will trap the salt and you cannot flush the salt out. __________________ Michael

February 12, 2015	#15
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	We use water retention pellets in flower baskets, I'm not sure about eating stuff grown in it though. Try this on one or two, cut out part of the bottoms if watering is an issue. I have done a sort of dry farming attempt by doing this, with pots setting on the ground. I have also actually had many roots grow right through the bottoms of grow bags, when the plants were starved of water, I could barely pull up the containers in the fall. The tomatoes were excellent and the yield was pretty good too. Anyway, they will survive on much less water.