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Re: Diaper Gel

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Ah ha!  A question I can finally answer (sort of, anyway).   The plant
polymer you describe is called Terra Sorb.   It's sold by Plant Health
Care (they have a website).  I bought 50 pounds (about $250) and tilled
it into my new lawn (recommended rate is about 10 lbs per 1000 sq ft).  
I've also used it to plant  in my new trees and in my sq ft garden.   If
you buy direct from PHC, the stuff is MUCH cheaper than at the resellers.

I live in wickedly hot and dry West Texas --- so far so good.  I'd
recommend the stuff if you don't get any good answers about disposable
diapers.

Roger Martin
Midland, TX
Zone 7






On Tue, 6 Jul 1999 08:47:01 -0400 "Towey, Brian"
<cbt4489@glaxowellcome.com> writes:
>Square Foot Gardening List -
>
>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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