Prestige Import Group Water Gathering Polymer Crystals - Superabsorbent Cross-Linked Polyacrylamide Helps Store Water & Nutrients - 10 lbs

I ordered a different and similar product from another company and it was terrible; it turned to slime, but this product outperforms. The hydrogel holds it’s form as well as the claim that it absorbs 400x its weight in water. I live in an arid place where gardening water-hungry plants is a challenge. I’m on day six after planting and on day two of watering. The granules are a little smaller than some brands I have bought in the past, but they pack a punch. Less than a 1/4 cup in ~3 gallons of water is ready to go in about an hour.UPDATE: This has become my go-to brand for hydrogel now for the last two years. With other brands I’ve used in the past, two years is about how long the crystals last inside the soil, but these don’t seem to break down so easily. I was stunned when I dug into my garden soil after a hard rain and they are still there! This is especially good because now I know they’re not leaving a residue in my soil. We’ll see how things go this year. I bought a new house and am scaling up my gardening ambitions. This definitely has a place inside the raised planters that I am building.

I bought this product because I needed something to absorb the water in my 26 year old truck that had been sitting out in the rain with a new and mysterious leak. I found that the carpeting in my truck was so wet that it was actually like a swamp. And like a swamp it was taking forever to dry out. So I thought to myself that the obvious solution was to purchase something that would absorb moisture. Enter this product. I simply scattered these magical little crystals wherever the moisture was, and lo! in a few days the crystals had become engorged with water and my carpet was dry enough that I now don't have to worry about my truck rusting into nothingness.

I purchased this as its claimed the crystals will last 20 years. I hope so, as I am using a drill to place holes inthe ground to get this below the lawn, where it will work. Takes about 100 holes per square meter, which is about 6 grams (each pinch times 10) per each linear meter in length.Using this primarily on the areas that are hydrophobic.

this is the only to have plants outside and not have to remember to water every day

Was upset when it arrived, since it came without a label or instructions! Just crystals in a ziplock bag! My husband asked, “what the heck did you order??!?” So I had to go back online to get instructions for the correct water to crystals ratio. I’m using for my indoor plants and i will say after I got over the lack of instructions, I figured it out and my plants are happy! I’m using with distilled water in a glass container and my peace Lily’s are happy!

Easy to use. Able fill the pockets on the neck cooler

I bought these for use in vases. The crystals are so tiny that after hydration they appear more like shaved ice than cracked ice. Not what I expected. Will use for plants so no need to return.

There are much better products. This size is very small, like sand. It did not appear to be able to soak up and store much water. After recveiving this, I went to a local garden center and found a better product, better price with much larger "crystals". These small bits stick to everything including plant roots and can be harmful.