tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12104740.post4988016974231975852..comments2024-02-29T09:23:16.428-06:00Comments on A Photo's Worth: Rainbow Water Beads updateGrandma Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09260178906088230163noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12104740.post-69883295851269113902012-04-30T21:49:20.518-05:002012-04-30T21:49:20.518-05:00I really want to get some of these for outdoor sum...I really want to get some of these for outdoor summer plants!Live a Colorful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12104740.post-48191935926668495862012-04-30T10:44:17.489-05:002012-04-30T10:44:17.489-05:00I think if you left them on there, it'd be too...I think if you left them on there, it'd be too hard to tell when your plants really needed watering. If you waited till the beads started drying up, the soil would already be way too dry. <br /><br />They're actually meant to 'replace' the soil, but I don't think I'll try that. I did grow plants in water many years ago, using some special clay beads. It went okay for a while, but eventually I ended up putting the plants back in soil. I think soil is still the best.Grandma Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260178906088230163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12104740.post-19118862310708598892012-04-30T07:15:47.355-05:002012-04-30T07:15:47.355-05:00just curious: why not leave them on top of the po...just curious: why not leave them on top of the pots (well in all but the one you'll be repotting)?<br /><br />they are most certainly great things!annie deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709539471539585278noreply@blogger.com