>>I found these water crystals through a friend of mine. They are a great
>>natural product which will help to save time on watering and do a great job
>>of keeping plants, flowers and greenery fresh. Great for christmas trees,
>>etc. I have been using this product for about a month now, and it is
>>great.
>>>The packages are about $3.00 each retail. (Wholesalers can buy them for
>>$2.00 a piece.) Check out the site at
>>http://www.cyberweb1.com/spectralight/christmas>>>Hope you like them.
>>>DAL
>>I've only seen two products that work as you claim, I can't remember
>the one name, but the other is SuperSorb, neither were "Natural" as
>you claim, both were a superabsorbant polymer. One was clear, the
>other tannish in appearance after wetting.
>>The clear product could be attractively used in glass decanters and
>food color used to impart a color to the product as it absorbed water.
>>This mix ratio was 1 lb of product to 35 gallons of water and came in
>two grades, coarse and fine, the coarse being the most decorative in
>glass containers.
>>It sells for just a little over $5.00 per lb in the dry form (35
>gallons wet) and hawked at several flea markets in little one/half
>ounce bags for about $2.00 making the product cost around 15 cents and
>the bag about a dime if that. Not a bad markup if you can get it!
>>TTUL
>Gary
I checked, this also is simply a polyacrylamide gel. It is much cheaper in
the flower shop than on-line!
Dave Starrett
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