Tuesday, November 19, 2013

The Beautiful World Of Floral Water Beads

By Katrina Wheeler


Floral water beads are made out of a special polymer gel powder. In time, each bead will break down into water, nitrogen and carbon dioxide. These lovely beads look very attractive when in vase, and also stabilize the flowers in it. They provide steady, slow moisture to your plants. Besides, once they burst, they supply valuable substances plants will appreciate.

Some indoor plants can work well planted in beads only, without any dirt or soil added. For example, Bamboo. Dragon plant, Arrowroot and all palms will also appreciate this lovely looking, moist environment. Of course, some plants cannot be planted this way, and they need soil to survive, while some others wouldn't mind a combination of water bead and quality soil.

These soft, nicely looking balls are available in beautiful and attractive colors, including red, white, black, blue, green and gold. Most people prefer clear ones, but they can be nicely combined to achieve different decorative effects. If you plan to use them as decorative elements only, you might also consider buying scented ones.

Only five grams of tiny little dehydrated seeds will become approximately three full cups of hydrated ones. Each bead will soak enough liquid to become up to few hundred times larger, depending on the type. You just have to put an appropriate amount of water in a dish and add dehydrated tiny seeds in it. After a while, you will have a full bowl of beautiful, decorative translucent balls.

You will need a nice vase, a few grams of beads and some water. Let them soak up the liquid, upon the instructions, and put your flowers in. Of course, you don't have to add flowers if you don't want to. They will look decorative alone, especially if you combine their colors to suit your home decoration. For example, you could put clear ones there and add reds and green ones as an addition to your Christmas decoration.

If you try to touch them, you will be surprised how soft and smooth they feel. Don't worry, they are not slimy. When you want to change your decoration, simply remove them from the bowl and let them dry for several days. After that, they will be small again and ready to be appropriately stored. You can use them again when you feel like it. They are quite durable, and you will be able to use hem over and over again.

Children will appreciate the opportunity to play with them. Just add some in a bowl and let them grow. Of course, children should be old enough to play with these things, and should definitely be supervised during their play. Small kids could try to swallow these little things, because they like putting things in their mouth, that's why they are not suitable for very small children.

Floral water beads can really be used in so many different ways. They make very appealing decorative element, and colors can be combined to provide very interesting effects. You could plant your bamboos and similar plants in some nice looking glass container, and they will take care about watering and feeding them regularly. They can be dried and reused whenever you feel like it, and remain beautiful and attractive for long time.




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