Thanks for all your replies. Edd obviously hasnt tried this method and the thought of it has made him angry! Nappies go in the landfill anyway, whether it be after use by a baby or by any other reason. i only wanted to know if anyone else had tried this method, and am grateful for sensible advice from more experienced gardeners. there is no need to be rude Edd.
I bought some gel pads 4 for £1.00 in the usual £ shop. I am hoping I can dry them out to reuse next year. Would never buy dreaded nappies that take years to rot down in the land fill.
Our council are trying to promote washable nappies, they give trial packs away.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
For those of you who use water-retaining crystals....what happens to them after use? Have you investigated that? I've read they can break down into toxic compounds (although not toxic when purchased.) If you look at the package is says specifically to keep out of waterways. So how do you dispose of them?
Also... how do you know they release the water back as needed? I agree with Edd and others...use leaf mould and other natural materials.
No, I have decided to continue with my plan. At the end of the gardening season, I shall dispose of them as i see fit. I wonder where all the countless mothers in this country and beyond dispose of their disposable nappies. No doubt I shall very shortly find out. Thankyou to those people who have given me sensible replies. But it can never be acceptable to be rude to people when they are just asking for advice? Surely this is what this forum is for. This is my first experience of Gardeners Worlds forum and I shall be logging out now never to return. So again, thanks to those of you who took the time to give me the benefit if their gardening experience and did not see it as an opportunity to be rude.
I do not consider that people who wish to express concern about environmental issues are being rude just because others disagree or cannot be bothered about the issue.
If anyone wants to know what sort of substances those water retaining gels actually contain,. Inside a disposable nappy bound for landfill or not, try this.
Could the gels not be as easily in corporated into a product such as home made shredded newspaper pads to line plant trays. This would certainly be more easily disposable in composts than they would in nappies. and much cheaper.
Amazing!! I had four children and only used one disposable nappy on a car journey as an experiment. My goodness they are expensive. And I imagine they would fill up the rubbish bin.
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Thanks for all your replies. Edd obviously hasnt tried this method and the thought of it has made him angry! Nappies go in the landfill anyway, whether it be after use by a baby or by any other reason. i only wanted to know if anyone else had tried this method, and am grateful for sensible advice from more experienced gardeners. there is no need to be rude Edd.
I bought some gel pads 4 for £1.00 in the usual £ shop. I am hoping I can dry them out to reuse next year. Would never buy dreaded nappies that take years to rot down in the land fill.
Our council are trying to promote washable nappies, they give trial packs away.
Every diposable nappy ever created is still in existance.
I can happily say I haven't contributed to that?
For those of you who use water-retaining crystals....what happens to them after use? Have you investigated that? I've read they can break down into toxic compounds (although not toxic when purchased.) If you look at the package is says specifically to keep out of waterways. So how do you dispose of them?
Also... how do you know they release the water back as needed? I agree with Edd and others...use leaf mould and other natural materials.
No, I have decided to continue with my plan. At the end of the gardening season, I shall dispose of them as i see fit. I wonder where all the countless mothers in this country and beyond dispose of their disposable nappies. No doubt I shall very shortly find out. Thankyou to those people who have given me sensible replies. But it can never be acceptable to be rude to people when they are just asking for advice? Surely this is what this forum is for. This is my first experience of Gardeners Worlds forum and I shall be logging out now never to return. So again, thanks to those of you who took the time to give me the benefit if their gardening experience and did not see it as an opportunity to be rude.
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I do not consider that people who wish to express concern about environmental issues are being rude just because others disagree or cannot be bothered about the issue.
If anyone wants to know what sort of substances those water retaining gels actually contain,. Inside a disposable nappy bound for landfill or not, try this.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/containers/water-crystals-in-potting-soil.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gel
Could the gels not be as easily in corporated into a product such as home made shredded newspaper pads to line plant trays. This would certainly be more easily disposable in composts than they would in nappies. and much cheaper.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
Amazing!! I had four children and only used one disposable nappy on a car journey as an experiment. My goodness they are expensive. And I imagine they would fill up the rubbish bin.
I have scrolled back to Edd's post. Vehement, but not rude. Except to a very sensitive soul.