Beneficial Botanical Bling
Okay, so this “bling” doesn’t adorn your plants with sparkle and shine, but it does enable them to glow with vitality from minimal effort on your part. The kind of crystals we’re talking about work deep in the soil at the plant’s root level. They are actually made of a high-quality, long-lasting acrylamide copolymer gel that absorbs up to 200 times its weight in water. The beauty of it, is that the water crystals slowly release the water into the soil surrounding the plant roots, providing life-giving moisture during dry weather.
So often our weather is a famine or a feast when it comes to rainfall. Sometimes the ground becomes over-saturated only to dry out during extended rainless spells. Of course, you can spend hours watering your plants and trees but how do you know when you’ve watered enough…or too much? Most plants benefit from consistent moisture and that’s where Terra-Sorb water saving granules come to the rescue. These crystals are not a top dressing for established garden beds or trees but are best used when preparing the soil for planting. They are useful for both in-ground plantings and container planting. Simply add 1 Tbsp per gallon of soil for containers and 1 lb per 100 square feet in gardens. A little goes a long way so don’t add more than recommended or the soil will become quite spongy. Adding the crystals at a depth of 8 inches is best so they will not work their way to the surface, providing little benefit to the roots.
Don’t worry about having to replenish the crystals every year since they continue to work for three to four years. And when their work is done don’t worry about unhealthy agents lingering in the earth either. Terra-Sorb water saving granules/crystals are completely non-toxic. Unlike some sodium-based polymers that leave damaging salts behind, these crystals are potassium-based and break down into a healthy fertilizer.
Make the most of Mother Nature’s watering or your own watering efforts. Buy your new plants some botanical bling and even the divas of your garden will be less “high maintenance!”
