How to Make Gel Soil
- 1). Soak clay growing containers overnight to prevent the porous clay from absorbing moisture from the gel or soil.
- 2). Fill a large bowl one-quarter of the way up with gel beads or crystals. Fill the rest of the bowl with water and add a drop of liquid fertilizer if the gel product is not already nutrient enriched.
- 3). Wait two hours for the gel to expand. Fill a growing container with the gel, leaving one inch of space at the top. You can also mix the gel with any amount of traditional soil to add nutrients or to get more mileage out of the gel with minimal cost. To add gel to outdoor plants, poke five holes in the soil around the plants and fill them with gel. Cover the gel with soil and water thoroughly.
- 4). Water the gel when it shrinks two inches. Fill the container to one inch below its height.
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