That's really interesting - I've often found this stuff in planters when
I've cleared them out at the end of the year, and always assumed it had come
from some kind of insect. Now I know what to do with it.

Peter.

"jane" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 23:43:28 +0100, "Andrew Thomson"
wrote:

~My missus had a handful of that water retainer left last year after
making
~up some hanging baskets. Thought she'd chuck it in amongst the flowerbeds
~and nobody would notice. Until the next rain that is! What a mess!

I have an area under a pine tree (next door's) which gets wet only
when there is a true deluge. I have dug in my gel-filled hanging
basket remains into this area for a couple or so years now as well as
manure etc and it's finally starting to be able to hang on to enough
moisture to grow stuff. The gel does have its uses! (You can also pop
some in a vase and use it for flower arrangements, though it does tend
to go green after a while!)

jane


~"Cardinal Chunder" wrote in message
...
~ The Devil's Advocate wrote:
~
~ Sounds like the material they put in for water retention possibly?
~
~ LOL, I just read the back of the bag and it's exactly that. I didn't
~ realise when I bought that there was anything special about the compost
~ except it was for baskets. I guess the heavy rain made the put the gel
~ into overdrive.
~
~ Thanks for the help!
~
~
~

--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

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