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Rena · February 20, 2006

I read on a forum for containers to use cut up diapers that hold water so that during the lean times the gel releases water. I used it on dwarf tomatoes and it worked well. The thing is you have to add the water to the diaper and soil first otherwise it swells up huge and the soil pops out of the pot. (it happened)
This stuff in diapers is the same as the expensive gels but you can buy cheap diapers! It should help in my hanging baskets this year. It is best to take the shell part of the diaper off and just use the inside.-Rena

February 20, 2006	#1
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	Last years tip I read on a forum for containers to use cut up diapers that hold water so that during the lean times the gel releases water. I used it on dwarf tomatoes and it worked well. The thing is you have to add the water to the diaper and soil first otherwise it swells up huge and the soil pops out of the pot. (it happened) This stuff in diapers is the same as the expensive gels but you can buy cheap diapers! It should help in my hanging baskets this year. It is best to take the shell part of the diaper off and just use the inside.-Rena