Hydretain Root Zone Moisture Manager — Converts Soil Moisture to Plant-Usable Water for Drought Protection — Reduce Watering 50%, 3-Month Residual, 20,000 Sq Ft Coverage (1 Gallon Concentrate)

This is a professional review of this product. I am a Florida State Certified Pest Control Operator I hold state licenses in general household pest control as well as Lawn and ornamental. In Florida you cannot operate a pest control or lawn fertilization business without a certified operator in charge of your operations. I have 42 years in the business and owned my own pest control business for 29 years. I only tell you this so you understand I am the professional. Florida weather by itself creates stress on insects, plants and lawn cultivars (your grass) fertilizing your grass will place additional stress on it. Additional water will also be needed especially during hot humid seasons, without water and certain nutrients the most predominant grass cultivar in this state (St, Augustine) will begin to stress and decline. When stressed grass sends out stress signals that are picked up by several different insects one being the chinch bug. This product when applied correctly and timely is effective for up to 90 days max. My company began offering this product to our clients almost twenty years ago, at first we had to educate our clients, after the first year they began to call to make sure we would be offering it again the next summer. I had first observed this product at a trade show and as I stood there talking to the sales person they put the powder version of this product into a glass vial with only the top open to the environment within 5 minutes the powder in the vial had turned into moisture. The product had pulled the water from the atmosphere around us. I highly recommend this product. timing, post treatment watering, and effective application are the two things to pay attention to. Living In Central Florida I wait to begin applications until mid to late June, remember 90 days max effectiveness with 60 days most effective. immediate watering in of this product is highly recommended, watering of no more than 5 to 10 minutes per zone. Know your square footage and apply per label. This product is also effective in ornamental beds. Use of this product will reduce the seasonal water and heat related stress on your lawn. This reduction means less water usage, less fungus issues, (which means less heavy metal chemicals needed for your lawn) reduced likely pest infestation from reduced stress.

Hydretain is a good product I’ve used to manage my soil and lawn structure and moisture retention during drought conditions with water restrictions. Highly recommended although there are improvements of other products available. Always read the labels prior to to use for proper mixing and using a hand held sprayer or backpack. You will need to apply a number of ounces per 1,000 sqft followed by watering it in.

While I don't think this works as well as the granules, I do love this product, and use it at the end of spring/ beginning of summer, and often with a 2nd application in mid-July. I have one of the best appearance yards in the neighborhood! The grasss stays green, and the ease of use is super simple. Cannot beat it for moisture retention!

Unusual global climate heat destroyed my one year old lawn which was incredibly lush despite its young age because I manicured it well. Unbelievably, we took a five day trip and came back to a completely destroyed grass. We have sod up front with exposure to sun for about 15 hours a day (spring summer) and about 13 hours (fall/winter) based on how our house is situated. Water did not do the trick but it helps so once the climate heat broke, the grass can have a chance. Grass takes patience. Be patient and consistent. After four weeks of heat wave, we used hydratein. In addition to hydratein, the next day we used a mix of four tsp dish soap to a gallon of water for five minutes each section. The first application I just mentioned was done literally on a rainy day. My neighbors thought we were crazy. Six days later with one additional over night rain day and early morning watering right before sun rise, the recovery was extremely evident. The soil was looser and able to retain. Our fear in adding the soap water solution was disease from too much moisture but we survived. Retention def woke my grass up out of dormancy. Some spots went dormant due to the intense heat. Now that it’s awakening, we sprinkled granulated of epsom salt for magnesium to the loose soil. Watered it in with a spray hose consisting of a shot of it an and two shots of humid acid to get some nutrients to the roots. Were confident that this process will be successful due to this products application. We have cold weather tall fescue grass along with one section of tall fescue/bluegrass sod from a local farm. We are Northeast USA. Hope this helps someone.

works ok. Not for very long.

During a drought and limiting our water days to one day a week in a 4 hour window this has been a savior

Update: Three weeks later and I am happy to report that this product was really helpful when I used this help germinate grass seed during some really hot days. I did make sure to water the lawn at least twice a day, but keep in mind I had multiple days of 100 degree weather. I don't think the grass seed would've survived without this product and the consistent watering. As others have mentioned, this is not a miracle product. You still need to adequately water. This was really easy to use. I'm trying to fill in some big bare patches with lawn seed and it's been blazing hot so I got this to help keep the new seedlings moist. I haven't had enough germination yet to see how well this product works, but I'm very hopeful. I thought this product would smell like fertilizer, but I didn't detect much odor.

J’étais sceptique au début. Un produit qui promet de réduire les besoins en arrosage de moitié ? Ça sonnait un peu trop beau pour être vrai. Mais après quelques semaines d’utilisation, je peux confirmer : Hydretain fonctionne réellement. J’ai appliqué le produit au début de l’été sur mon gazon, en pleine canicule, avec des restrictions d’arrosage sévères. Résultat ? Mon gazon est resté vert et dense, pendant que ceux des voisins viraient tranquillement au beige croustillant. L’application est simple (je l’ai fait avec un pulvérisateur raccordé au boyau), et il n’y a pas d’odeur désagréable ni de résidu. Ça pénètre bien le sol et aide visiblement les racines à mieux retenir l’humidité. Est-ce que ça remplace complètement l’arrosage ? Non. Mais ça l’espace, et ça rend chaque arrosage beaucoup plus efficace. Un must si vous avez des périodes de chaleur prolongées, un sol sablonneux, ou des restrictions d’eau. Mon seul regret, c’est de ne pas l’avoir essayé plus tôt.

I only use this on my lawn This is expensive for sure, a little cheaper out of the US but with border closed it's just the price we unfortunate Canadians must pay to DOMINATE. 90 day efficacy so single application at start of summer should be enough for most Canadian's summer. With my property size I get 3 seasons out of a gallon.

Lawn really holding out well this summer with less watering.

Most sellers sell this item in a twin pack for a lower cost. The product is great, just make sure you check the details and purchase from a seller that offers better value.

This works as expected, however this really only covers 3500 sqft. I wish we could get 1 gallon or 2.5 gallon refills.