Not a bit @Jules41 it's always best if nature sorts out itself, this garden has it's own hedgehog patrol keeping slugs to a minimum( it's the first garden the hostas haven't been ravaged) but in the past nature has needed a hand.😁
but until there is enough research done on a specific subject then it is wrong to stop people making there own mind up.
It's always a good idea to 'make your own mind up' based on some information though, no? Obelixx gave quite a lot of info about the water-retaining gels that people might not have known about if they used them based purely on their own experience. So it wasn't a mater of stopping people making their own minds up, but providing information to enable them to do so.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
I had to leave my fennel behind when I moved @Hostafan1 and yes it did grow that big, I know I'm only short but it was taller than me. It was just from a garden centre. Such a strong smell and the hoverflies loved it.
I had to leave my fennel behind when I moved @Hostafan1 and yes it did grow that big, I know I'm only short but it was taller than me. It was just from a garden centre. Such a strong smell and the hoverflies loved it.
12 feet tall? Really? I've never seen it more than 8 feet , and that was exceptional.
But it's the same report I have seen before @LG_ , one study is an opinion not a fact as was found by the awful trouble caused by the MMR injection scandal after one article put in danger a whole generation. IF it is found to be toxic it will be withdrawn.
Very true - but Obxx didn't present it as anything other than that, acknowledging that more research needs to be done. Unlike the MMR hysteria! But if you're making a decision on what methods to try, it's good to know that there might well be a problem with something you had considered consequence-free. It was not a matter of saying "Don't do this" but, "You might want to consider the possible consequences". And choosing not to use water retaining granules is not going to endanger anyone or anything, let alone an entire generation.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
I've never seen any research which suggest water retaining crystals have any benefit to the plants they're added to. I've read they swell up with water when wet, and dehydrate when dry, but that process has no beneficial impact on the plant. No idea if it's true, just another perspective.
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It's always a good idea to 'make your own mind up' based on some information though, no? Obelixx gave quite a lot of info about the water-retaining gels that people might not have known about if they used them based purely on their own experience. So it wasn't a mater of stopping people making their own minds up, but providing information to enable them to do so.
I've read they swell up with water when wet, and dehydrate when dry, but that process has no beneficial impact on the plant.
No idea if it's true, just another perspective.