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Re: Diaper Gel

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its funny that you asked that about the diaper contents...lol...I went to a 
graduation and the little ones went in the pool with their diapers 
on.....when I looked on the cement I saw what looked like ice..but when I 
looked about 2 hours later it was still there,,,now I then realized it wasnt 
ice but that gel stuff......I guess it would be cheaper for you to buy 
diapers and seperate them and get that good stuff out of them to mix with 
your soil.....Judy

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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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