Anyone use waterbeads?

[frontiergirl53]

Does anyone use water beads? They are bio-nutrient beads for plants. You soak them for 8 hours, then clean the roots of till there is no soil on them, then submerge the roots into them. Or you could just gat a bare root plant and that would save you a lot of trouble, lol

 

[frontiergirl53]

Sorry, couldn't get the pictures to turn.

 

[dickiebird]

I use them with my bamboo.
I have a 5 gal bucket full of them but don't ever find a good way to use them.
They're kinda pricey when you buy them by the packet.
Mine were given to me after being used in wedding table decorations.

THANX RICH

 

[frontiergirl53]

@dickiebird I got mine on sale, 99 cents per can. I use mine on mint and ornamentals.

 

[journey11]

I have some I bought on Amazon just for the kids to play with. I didn't realize they had any nutrient value, but I suppose they'd be good for rooting starts or for filling flower vases anyway.

 

[so lucky]

Does the container say what they are made of? Probably corn? Are they dryable and reusable? I have seen them, or something similar, for sale, but didn't know they had any nutritive value to the plants. Pretty.

 

[frontiergirl53]

It dosent, and when the break they are like gelatin, and if you spray them with water they get smaller for storage, so you don't have to water the plant!