Easy As Hydrophobic out of the bag

[Hudo]

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[Hudo]

How do I fix it , i just spent 50 bucks on the shite and I can't even use it, I've got seeds with tails and it won't soak up the water to wet up, it just runs to the side of the pot and down the outside and stays bone dry

 

[SAW]

I was thinking detergent maybe weak, perhaps can rinsed out?
Or trying spraying/misting, finer molecules?

Why Isn't My Soil or Potting Mix Absorbing Water?

Are your plants yellowing and dying, even with regular watering? The soil or potting mix may have become hydrophobic or water repellent. This prevents water from infiltrating the soil/potting mix, and can cause water droplets to bead and sit on soil surface.

www.yates.com.au

 

[itchybro]

the way your fingers moved that soil round seems very strange , generally you would just let the pot sit in the drip tray as you water & let the water in the tray soak or wick up the pot for a while but i'd be contacting easy as & let them know what you found & where you got it from , they obviously not storing the bags of soil to well , leaving them in the sun or heat or something , easy as is pretty cool years ago i got a few bags full of gnats he replaced them for me at his cost , he drove over & dropped them off as we weren't that far from each other at the time

 

[Harry bootlace]

wettasoil ?

 

[Hudo]

the way your fingers moved that soil round seems very strange , generally you would just let the pot sit in the drip tray as you water & let the water in the tray soak or wick up the pot for a while but i'd be contacting easy as & let them know what you found & where you got it from , they obviously not storing the bags of soil to well , leaving them in the sun or heat or something , easy as is pretty cool years ago i got a few bags full of gnats he replaced them for me at his cost , he drove over & dropped them off as we weren't that far from each other at the time

I'll contact him tomorrow, this bag hasn't any scoria in it either, it almost looks like canna terra

 

[itchybro]

wettasoil ?

saponins in aloe vera or soap nuts would be better (higher saponin count in soap nuts) , much healthier for soil than that wettasoil product which "generally" made from chemical surfactants

I'll contact him tomorrow, this bag hasn't any scoria in it either, it almost looks like canna terra

def let him know 100%

 

[Goonie Goat]

$50 for a 25L bag?
I just made around 100L of 70/30 coco perlite for about $40.
Like Itchy said, looks like that bag has been stored in a desert for a few years lol.

 

[Green Genius]

Old stock most likely. Unlucky, chase em down, no doubt they will sort you one way or the other.