hi all i also use the soda bottle for my potted plants,

i do it a little diff. though i poke the hole in the bottom of the bottle burry it in the mid. of the pot.
then i can just unscrew the lid and use a funnel to fill it back up then put the lid back . that way you dont have to desturb you plants when they get big by removing the bottle. as locke said it works great!!!

Like others said, I don't think I'd use it for food plants. If you've got a real need in container ornamentals they may help. They can get messy if not contained, my MIL used them in a container that a critter then dug up, we still find them all around that pot.

Heather.head,
WRT TSS, it's caused by tampons that work too well, not what their made of. Even the organic cotton ones can cause it under the right conditions, says so on the box.
Not intending to be critical, just don't want it assumed that organic=safe in this case.

DD

That's a good point and true. TSS can also be acquired by any woman at any time with any tampon by, not to be gross here, leaving it in too long.

The water-retaining crystals, they are polymers, just more cr*p making a ton of money for big companies. You should see their corporate sites, yuck.

X-(

I ordered a water retaining product called "Zeba", which is new this year, I think, and is starch based and organic, and long lasting, according to claims. Has anyone else gotten it and had any experience with it? I'll keep you updated when I have used it and know how it works.

This is wierd - I posted this message yesterday, it is in my 'recently posted messages', and it got deleted somehow. I wonder if I am sleep surfing...

Dave

Bada BUMP

> Bada BUMP

OK, this is the third bump, what gives?

Please see my reply in other thread.