Apache Kush
Member
fleas on your pets like cats and dogs, i got a new cat so yea
how are you applying it doesnt it fall off the pets all over?
or you put it on the floors in the home??
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Diatomaceous Earth - The Best Pesticide You've Never Heard Of
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fleas on your pets like cats and dogs, i got a new cat so yea
how are you applying it doesnt it fall off the pets all over?
or you put it on the floors in the home??
Apache Kush
Member
Hah yeah I read that its safe to consume as long as its food grade
Or whatnot, but what are the health benifits again,
why does the body need silca? Forgot...
and how do i put it on my cat!??
amanda88
Well-known member
Really Great for killing bugs on veges, ...and killing tokers who smoke weed with DE earth aboard, ... coughing up blood on each toke...I HAVE SEEN THIS MYSELF, it gets to the point, where the doctors do turn their backs, nurse straps 02 mask to you, but each cough you pull it off, and a spray of blood hits the pillow, ceiling, wall, nurse ...or me...takes about 2 weeks to die like this ...a horrid death all round
sorry I'm not dissing you ...but have seen a friend die like this he was 32yo, he swore by DE earth ...he never listened to the warnings either ...so good luck to all on this venture ....you'll need it
sorry I'm not dissing you ...but have seen a friend die like this he was 32yo, he swore by DE earth ...he never listened to the warnings either ...so good luck to all on this venture ....you'll need it
Stronger teeth - bones - nails - hair. Better skin.
Cleaner gut.
Energy.
they should have a device at the pet store for you to use. I'm pretty sure you don't just wah pow your pets with it lol the dust is deadly to breathe.
Apache Kush
Member
yeah i understand about the dust, crazy, about how that guy that died ^details...
he had it all over the buds and grow, how did they miss use the DE , fans blowing it, etc... have read this thread all over
eating it though has great benefits just use a mask and do it right
i remember reading there is food grade and then commercial grade in this thread, does that ring a bell, thought??? thx
yup get 100% food grade and then look into where they source their silica - mines from some swamp here in the USA i think lol. was cheap as fuck 10$ for like 5 pounds.
Add a tea spoon to a drink once a day. really no other way to consume it.
And that person who died, its called natural selection. You see theres an amazing function that coincides with life, and its called intelligence. The smarter you are the longer and better you life, and vice versa
Add a tea spoon to a drink once a day. really no other way to consume it.
And that person who died, its called natural selection. You see theres an amazing function that coincides with life, and its called intelligence. The smarter you are the longer and better you life, and vice versa
BrotherBuz
Member
It's not a good idea to breath in any dust of any kind. After I rub DA into my dogs fur, and carpet, I take her for a walk. Allowing the dust to settle down in the house. I don't always use a mask when applying DA, but I should.
St. Phatty
Active member
Diatomaceous earth is an all natural by product of our planet's changing environment.
Hope this helps some of you having pest problems out!
Thanks !
I have a feeling this is connected to the way birds use dust baths to kill parasites.
I have 3 chickens, one of whom takes dust baths (The other 2 are about 4 months old and have yet to learn the wonders of Dust.)
No bugs, no smell - and all she does is roll around in dry dirt for an hour or 2 a day, plus the hour or 2 she spends preening.
I figure the dry dirt is sort of like DE.
BrotherBuz
Member
That is the case if one uses pool grade diatomaceous earth. Food grade DE is not heat treated (calcined) like pool grade DE. The heating changes the composition of the pool grade DE from silicon dioxide to crystalline silica. NEVER use pool grade DE for anything other than pool filters...and wear a particle mask if you handle pool grade DE for your filters.
BrotherBuz
Member
^^^ okay, end of story!
I personally use it in a preventative mode, dusting the medium and plant at every transplant. I also dust around every possible entry point, and the entir floor. So, any bug tries to get in, and they die. If it's not at the door, it's on the floor, if they make it across the floor, they die on the container or medium. If they manage to make it to the plant by some freakish luck, the plants themselves have a layer of DE armor.
Thank you!
Question; do you re-apply and how often? Concerned about thrip, aphids and white flies.
St. Phatty
Active member
Yes, I am very respectful of dust.
I made a mistake when I was learning stone-carving (the precious kind) at a younger age. The club had some real iron-lung members, e.g. this one Russian guy who would polish his jade in a room filled with tin oxide dust for the polishers ... then go outside and have a cig.
As I learned, that very fine dust was VERY BAD for my lungs.
I like to save my lungs for the Good Stuff
Now I am fascinated by elements & materials that involve fine dust - but I'm very careful not to breathe it.
One of the more interesting workplace dusts I've seen is at the compost places. The dust tends to settle in the upper lungs, and if you listen you can hear the workers coughing frequently, sort of a half-hearted cough ... every 5 minutes.
When you hold the dry compost and watch it pour out of your hands, some of it goes airborne, like smoke.
Great compost but I wouldn't want to breathe it !
Sez you...
