"don" wrote:

Probably a polyacrylamide gel that you get in some composts that retains
water (used in hanging baskets etc)

Doh! Doh! Doh!

Guess who's just remembered where he planted the baskets up with Violas
just a few weeks ago!

ROFL! My wife - the non-gardener - thinks this is hysterical and will no
doubt get considerable mileage from it. Indeed, she is taking the wotsit as
I type and giving me loads of d-uh. :-(

ROFL! I was so looking forward to it being something interesting, too.

Oh well, I'll shut up now.