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