SteadySpring® 24″ Smart 30+Day Tree Watering Mat – AUTO Refills with RAIN and Slow Releases As Plant Needs – for Root Balls 11″ – 15″ Dia Slow Release Technology Prevents Over and Under Watering (1)

Price: $34.99
(as of May 18, 2024 14:27:16 UTC – Details)

SteadySpring Tree Mats, powered by TreeDiaper technology, provide a variety of water-saving (and plant-saving!) solutions. After going through 11-years of field testing and being used by professionals in the field, the SteadySpring Tree Mats are proven to help new trees establish, gardens grow and containers stay hydrated while you travel! Used on many world-renowned arboretums and botanical gardens, the SteadySpring Tree Mats will save you time and water, while protecting your precious live goods. They’re easy to use and will last 3-5 years. Leave them out over the winter too – they will refill themselves with snow and rain while protecting your plants against freezing temperatures and deicing salts! How does it work? The key to the mats using so much less water is eliminating evaporation and runoff of water used to irrigate plants or trees and targeting the root zone in the soil for each plant it is watering. The top of the mats is a weed barrier, which reduces weeds and other plant life from stealing water away from your tree or plant. Inside are super absorbent hydrogels, which are agriculture grade and were invented to be used in the soil. SteadySpring Tree Mats keep the gels at the surface level, which makes sure the only water they take is excess from rain, snow, or other irrigation water. The excess water would otherwise be wasted. The tree mats refill themselves with rain or sprinkler water, meaning you could go years without needing to refill them. As the soil dries, moisture is released from the tree mats driven by osmosis. This makes SteadySpring Tree Mats fundamentally different from the traditional watering bags, which relies on pin holes and gravity to release water. Traditional watering bags are not designed to absorb excess water and store it for later usage. A question we often get is if it rains a lot and enough to refill the Tree Mats, then why do I need them? The answer is evaporation and runoff. A hot summer day storm may dump an inch or two of rain in an hour, but the vast majority of that water will either run off or evaporate quickly due to the heat. SteadySpring Tree Mats take the excess water, store it, and use it. In fact, with 1″ of rain per 30 days, studies have shown the mats are self-sustaining with no manual filling. If it doesn’t rain at all, simply water the tree or plant like you would a couple of days in a row, and the mat will take the excess water, store it, and use it over the next few weeks. Are the hydrogels safe? Yes! They are agriculture grade and were invented to go in the soil. If the mat ever splits, just mix the gels into the soil and mulch. We got good survival rate when we water just the root ball, why do SteadySpring Tree Mats need to be double the root ball sizes? Typically, people plant trees with the intention to grow them to maturity so to get the maximum benefit out of them. One year may not be enough for the trees to establish. Trees need to grow roots into the surrounding soil to get established. Survival doesn’t mean it will actually grow. For example, Bonsai trees may stay alive for hundreds of years without getting larger. By covering the surrounding soil, SteadySpring Tree Mat promotes the outward root growth for faster and healthier growth of the plants. It also speeds up the establishment of plants in their new home. We’re here to help you save water, money, trees, and time! Patented and Made in U.S.A.
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.63 x 9.88 x 1.3 inches; 5.93 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 1024RVA
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ March 19, 2024
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Zynnovation LLC (TreeDiaper)
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CYFP86DP

For Plants and Trees that with root balls about 12” in dia., (11-15”, e.g. 3-10 Gallon Container Sizes have top diameters between 11-15”) – Uses 99% LESS WATER than traditional tree bag over the course of multiple seasons for better establishment of the newly planted trees and shrubs! When the plant root ball is larger than 15”, the 36”, 48”, or multiple units of these larger sized SteadySpring Tree Mats are recommended to cover an area double of the root ball size or at least 20” larger than the root ball.
Keep SteadySpring Tree Mats in place for 1 year plus 1 year per inch of caliper (e.g. 2 years for 1” caliper trees, 3 years for 2” caliper trees) to ensure establishment of the trees in the new environment. Rated life of SteadySpring Tree Mats is 3-5 years.
Leave out year-round – even in frozen climates! They will refill themselves with snow and rain while protecting your plants against freezing temperatures and deicing salts!
Cover with wood chips or coarse-structured mulch to help prevent direct sunlight exposure, while returning nutrients to tree roots, reducing evaporation, providing insulation to the root system, and keeping the SteadySpring mat from getting stolen! Do not use dirt/soil/fine sand/fine-structured mulch to cover SteadySpring Tree Mats because the small particles may block rainwater!
Soak first for a 1-3 hours. When the right sizes are used, SteadySpring Tree Mats will typically function for up to 30+ days without watering and maintain effectiveness for years with as little as 1 inch of rainwater per month. You could go months or years without refilling! When soaking, avoid swimming pool water as some may contain large amount of dissolved solids.
SOIL MOISTURE STABILIZER – prevents soils from getting too wet (root rot) or too dry (tree suffering). Soil will remain at a healthy, moist level for the tree to thrive. If the soil seems too dry, look at how the tree is doing or use a moisture meter to measure. A moisture rating from 4 to 7 (out of 10) is ideal for most tree species to thrive!
SteadySpring has a weed barrier top to eliminate plants and weeds growing around the root system that normally steal water and nutrients. This allows for less water to be used.