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Diaper Gel

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I have occasionally seen synthetic stuff advertised as a soil additive.
It's a gel that holds water and releases it very slowly.  It's expensive,
and usually sold for potting soil.  The idea is that you have to water less
often.

We went through a wicked drought this spring, and lost a number of plants to
dehydration, even with frequent watering.  It would have been nice to have
soil that drained, but did not dry out.

I have even seen this material (I think it's the same stuff) sold in glass
jars as a sort of hydroponic medium.  You grow houseplants in what looks
like red or green Jell-O.  

Here's the big question: Isn't this the same as the stuff in disposable
diapers?  Don't I throw away pounds of it every week, much of it N-riched
with urea and vitamins, but no other contaminants?  Has anybody tried
tilling diaper goo into garden soil? 

Curious in NC


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