Damn... You're right I was just looking and our epa says that asbestos is not found in all vermiculite but it's found in quite a bit and even in potting soil.
J
Damn... You're right I was just looking and our epa says that asbestos is not found in all vermiculite but it's found in quite a bit and even in potting soil.
J
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Mon the cocoOriginally Posted by jingo
Blue61 (21-09-20), Elias (21-09-20), GEORGE (20-09-20), Jingo (20-09-20), Lowrollerbean (20-09-20)
I'm currently using a perlite vermiculite mix. Perlite is fine once it is wet. It's the dust that is nasty. One technique is to take the bag of perlite outside, cut a slit in the top of the bag and pour in water.
If the pot has drainage, it's impossible to over water with 100% perlite as it dries out double quick. ime, never any dust from a pot of perlite that needs feeding again. Vermiculite is the opposite, it holds water very well. As I found out this grow by feeding 50/50 p/v twice a day and killing a plant through over watering. Before going over to coco, hempy used a 3/1 p/v mix for his buckets. My current plan is to use that and coco for a side by side next grow.
afaik, asbestos was found in one vermiculite mine which then ceased operations.
Blue61 (21-09-20), GEORGE (21-09-20), IceCalibur (21-09-20), Jingo (21-09-20)
I'm sure I've noticed this when I first mixed up soil and washed the buds at harvest didn't happen second run but it more than likely settled in the soil more that round
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See some folk with it on the top layer and fans blowing all over it. Stuck all over their trichomes. Nice.
GEORGE (21-09-20), IceCalibur (21-09-20), Jingo (21-09-20)
I knew perlite dust/particles weren't good for the lungs, however, I do wash my perlite, but I guess it does crumble into smaller pieces over time, and some of it does rise to the top of the soil...I wonder now if I should avoid using it completely
Perhaps Fytocell is a good alternative.
Farmer Geddon (22-09-20), gardro (21-09-20), GEORGE (21-09-20), Jingo (21-09-20)
Everything in life is a risk, like smoking bud but trying to re-find a youtube clip i stumbled on that showed how bad it was.I knew perlite dust/particles weren't good for the lungs, however, I do wash my perlite, but I guess it does crumble into smaller pieces over time, and some of it does rise to the top of the soil...I wonder now if I should avoid using it completely
Perhaps Fytocell is a good alternative.
It all starts off like huge rocks so its fair to say it crumbles down and breaks up, definitely while under fans and heat and shit.
Personally i would be ok using it deep in the mix but none of that top layer stuff, fook that
Elias (21-09-20), Farmer Geddon (22-09-20), GEORGE (21-09-20), Herbitual (21-09-20), IceCalibur (21-09-20), Jingo (21-09-20)
You know where to get Fytocell? I'm having trouble finding it in the UK.I knew perlite dust/particles weren't good for the lungs, however, I do wash my perlite, but I guess it does crumble into smaller pieces over time, and some of it does rise to the top of the soil...I wonder now if I should avoid using it completely
Perhaps Fytocell is a good alternative.
GEORGE (22-09-20), IceCalibur (22-09-20), Jingo (22-09-20)
Unfortunately not, I've found one from the Netherlands, shipping is pricey too.
GEORGE (22-09-20)
Just found one in the UK, google 'Plantwall Fytocell' ..
£49.50 - 150 Litre bag
£7.50 - 15 litre bag
Farmer Geddon (27-09-20), gardro (22-09-20), GEORGE (22-09-20)
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