jahrastafareye
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well , it seems the RA's touch it , and then return to their home on the cfl. I know it's working because of the pile of bodies under the cfl lol.
And yet, inhalation is not dangerous. Plus, the DE isn't absorbed by the plant, so you can rinse it off with a foliar feed.
I love DE
WHAT EVER YOU DO DO NOT INHALE DE!
While I do know and agree that DE is a great pest controler, either grade of it is not good to inhale. I have friends that work in a brewery and use (food grade)DE to filter the beer before bottling or keging and they always wear a mask when working with the stuff as well as having to get regular check ups on there lungs because of it.
WHAT EVER YOU DO DO NOT INHALE DE!
It's not good for you to inhale dirt particles anyway (miners lung AKA black lung) so why would you think little glass shards are ok? Also you may not want it blowing around your grow room and getting in your eyes. Once again little glass shards in your eye, how nice. Think of it as if it were fiberglass insulation.
I would not recomend putting it on BUDS it will stick to your trics if you are growing sticky iky (and I know most of us are) and when you go to burn it you risk ending up getting little glass shards in your throat and lungs.
Look up the MSDS reports on it. It is an irratant to your throat and lungs.
http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-Diatomaceous_earth-9923703
If you still think its 100% safe go huff some and see how your lungs feel later.
I'm not trying to start anything just trying to help you with some safty info when working with DE.
Safe growing every one!
~Raygun~
Does anyone know about using the calcined DE, such as an agricultural DE for use as an aggregate/amendment/soil conditioner? Been used on Golf Resorts, baseball fields, etc. for years as a "secret/miracle" additive, because of its ability to modify extreme soil conditions(water-logged or too dry) and even helping to flush salts from the media...I plan on using this kind, and food-grade powdered DE for its full-range of benefits