Crystal soil is not only a wonderful potting mix for decorating our home and office, but also has great practical use when mixed with soil in our container plants, as well as our outdoor gardens. These water absorbent polymer beads that are able to absorb and hold tens to hundreds of times its volume of water for a long time have a wide variety of uses in agriculture as well as home and garden applications.
Crystal Soil as Reservoir
With the characteristic of absorbing hundreds of times its weight in water for a long time, water absorbent polymer acts as a reservoir to store and release a steady stream of water to the plants even during periods of drought. When mixed in the soil, the water absorbent polymer will soften and swell as water is added and absorbed. When the potting system dries, the crystal soil beads will release its water to the plant.
Crystal Soil Improves Soil Aeration
The expansion and retraction of the crystal soil beads during watering cycle helps soil aeration, which is important to the growth of our plants.
Crystal Soil is Non-Toxic, Eco-friendly
Water absorbent polymeris made of non-toxic material. Hence, it is safe for our plants.
Crystal Soil is Economical
In addition, these crystal soil beads are economical to use for they are reusable and usually last several seasons. In addition, water absorbent polymer will reduce our irrigation needs and frequency in as much as 50% as well as retain our applied fertilizers and nutrients for plant use.