@Keweyeverride Yes, they do. If you use distilled water, you can expand them and shrink them back again and again. Otherwise, they do start to break down.
@thatguru877 Yes, but it works better to mix them into soil, since they don't have the nutrients that soil has. Mixing them into soil helps regulate the moisture content, so you can't over water your plants.
@thatguru877 We have used these to sprout seeds and bulbs. I would imagine that if you add nutrients, you could keep plants going for a while in them.
@thatguru877 The material they are made of will start to break down over time, so you will need to add fresh spheres after a while. I know that some related compounds are biodegradable, including the polymer that is used in most baby diapers as a liquid absorber, known as sodium polyacrylate.
its been 6 hours and there not as big as your. could it be because the water was cold?
please answers and please tell me other things not to do in the proces :)
TheLuisstriker 1 week ago
@TheLuisstriker It can take longer than 6 hours. To expand the spheres for this video, I left them in water overnight.
EducateInnovate 1 week ago
Do they shrink when out of water
Keweyeverride 2 weeks ago
@Keweyeverride Yes, they do. If you use distilled water, you can expand them and shrink them back again and again. Otherwise, they do start to break down.
EducateInnovate 2 weeks ago
Can I grow my plants in them?
thatguru877 3 weeks ago
@thatguru877 Yes, but it works better to mix them into soil, since they don't have the nutrients that soil has. Mixing them into soil helps regulate the moisture content, so you can't over water your plants.
EducateInnovate 2 weeks ago
@EducateInnovate Well im a hydroponic indoor gardener could I just use my normal hydro nutes?
thatguru877 2 weeks ago
@thatguru877 We have used these to sprout seeds and bulbs. I would imagine that if you add nutrients, you could keep plants going for a while in them.
EducateInnovate 2 weeks ago
@EducateInnovate What about sustaining a plant for say 3 months? I would of course have to change them correct?
thatguru877 2 weeks ago
@thatguru877 The material they are made of will start to break down over time, so you will need to add fresh spheres after a while. I know that some related compounds are biodegradable, including the polymer that is used in most baby diapers as a liquid absorber, known as sodium polyacrylate.
EducateInnovate 2 weeks ago
@EducateInnovate Thank you for your answers you've been very helpful.
thatguru877 2 weeks ago
i want these so bad for christmas
amesteamnicole 2 months ago
Try it with milk!!
iObsidian 2 months ago
god
Ra3fa4el5 4 months ago