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MaryE Baker City, OR(Zone 5b) Feb 06, 2004

Where do you buy them? How large are the containers they come in? How much do they cost? I found a 1 pound jar of them for $10.97. It said use a tablespoon per 4 or 5 quarts of potting soil and would be enough for 100 sq ft of ground. Does it come in different size particles? I think it must be available in larger more economical sizes. This was called Agrosoak or something similiar.

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elsie Feb 06, 2004

Mary, I usually buy it from my local nursery or Walmarts. That's the price I usually pay. Where are you planning on using it? There have been a few threads on the polymer crystals - here's one.

http://davesgarden.com/t/412832/polymer

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MaryE Baker City, OR(Zone 5b) Feb 07, 2004

Thanks, I'll go look. It seems that somebody would be putting this stuff in larger containers to make it easier to afford. Yes, I was planning on using some to stretch watering intervals, maybe make the difference between plants surviving or not if they can't be watered when I am gone 3 days at a time. Anybody else?

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DeepRoots Willacoochee, GA(Zone 8b) Feb 07, 2004

My hort supplier sells it in 55lb sacks.
Of course someone would have to get a current quote, but I'm certain some nurserymen here could get ahold of them.

I imagine, if they're in such large sacks they wouldn't be terribly pricey.

I don't use the stuff myself, otherwise I'd offer to do some sorta co-op with it.

drew

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Brugie Chariton, IA(Zone 5b) Feb 07, 2004

The best price that I've found is at the bottom of that thread listed above by elsie. I ordered 5 lbs of the medium size and some of the powder too. Big mistake getting the powder. I thought I could use it on roots for shipping, but I don't ship that much and will never in my lifetime use it all. Live and learn I guess. Almost forgot....I used a lot of it the first year I had it and still have about half of it left. It goes a long ways.

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