Sunday, April 27, 2014

Tips for using hydrogel in the garden

Currently, the hydrogel is widely used in gardens to keep the moisture in the land of our plants when the hot weather. But as we all know how to use it, today we bring you some tips for using hydrogel in the garden .


using hydrogel in the garden

What is hydrogel?

One of the things you need to know to use hydrogel in the garden is what it is and how it works. The dehydrated hydrogel is a gel that is usually sold in the form of small spheres, squares or dried granules, and the hydrate may absorb several times their weight in water, increasing its weight considerably.

Small pieces of this well hydrated gel can measure ½ inch in diameter. Back in the land the hydrogel has a life of 4-5 years, and this depending on the amount of salt containing water and the amount of hydrogel we use, the land can absorb up to 25 liters of tap water or 35 gallons rainwater. 

Tips for using hydrogel in the garden

A good advice to use hydrogel in the garden is that if you intend to use with large amounts of land sconces 1.5 to two pounds per cubic meter of soil, thus can maintain moisture throughout the area.

If you want to use the hydrogel for potted plants or small plants filler is best to apply it to the ground coffee ½ teaspoon per quart of soil, this is because the dry hydrogel water expands at double or triple the absorbing . 

Another  tip for use in the garden hydrogel is that if what you want is to transplant a plant or plant a small tree, use and hydrated, the amount you use depends on the size of the quart of soil.

One way to calculate the amount you need hydrogel dry is the instruction that brings on the label, but the label says nothing can guide you through the following steps: 1 oz hydrogel dry can absorb 1 ½ cups water, in turn 1 pound dry hydrogel could absorb 30 gallons of water.

After taking the measure of hydrogel, which will pour into a container with water and will mix very well, let stand about 60 to 90 minutes.

A method for hydrating the fastest hydrogel is put to soak in hot water.

These are just a few tips for using hydrogel in the garden that we hope will help you take better care of your plants.

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