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coasterqueen	Posted: Jun 2 2009, 05:52 AM
Diamond Member Group: Members Posts: 27,917 Member No.: 236 Joined: 4-August 03	We've always gotten our diatomaceous earth (DE) from Ryan's mom, but only in small quantities. I need a larger quantity now and wondering if online is the way to go. I believe my MIL gets hers through the co-op and I'm not part of it at this moment so I probably can't get it there. If you do buy it online, where? -------------------- *~Karen~* wife to hubby, Ryan Douglas mommy to Kylie (9) and Megan (6.5) and furbabies Gavin, Buster, Sox, and Hailey

jcc64	Posted: Jun 2 2009, 04:25 PM
Platinum Member Group: Members Posts: 6,220 Member No.: 108 Joined: 8-April 03	Is that for a swimming pool, Karen? If so, we buy online. Just got a big box yesterday, as a matter of fact. -------------------- Jeanne "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

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Posted: Jun 3 2009, 06:27 AM

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QUOTE (jcc64 @ Jun 2 2009, 07:25 PM)

Is that for a swimming pool, Karen? If so, we buy online. Just got a big box yesterday, as a matter of fact.

Not that I'm aware of.

We use it on our garden to keep insects, etc, away and we are going to attempt to buy a puffer and cover our whole back yard with it to get rid of ticks, spiders, etc.

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~*Karen*~
wife to hubby, Ryan Douglas
mommy to Kylie (9) and Megan (6.5)
and furbabies Gavin, Buster, Sox, and Hailey

jcc64	Posted: Jun 3 2009, 06:41 AM
Platinum Member Group: Members Posts: 6,220 Member No.: 108 Joined: 8-April 03	I had no idea there was another use for it. I think I'll pass this info onto dh--thanks for the accidental tip! -------------------- Jeanne "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

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Posted: Jun 3 2009, 06:44 AM

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QUOTE (jcc64 @ Jun 3 2009, 09:41 AM)

I had no idea there was another use for it. I think I'll pass this info onto dh--thanks for the accidental tip!

So you can use it for the pool too? I'm curious.....tell me more. We use chlorine tablets in our filter right now but someone told me the other day of a safer chemical-free way to do it but I forgot the name of what they said.

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~*Karen*~
wife to hubby, Ryan Douglas
mommy to Kylie (9) and Megan (6.5)
and furbabies Gavin, Buster, Sox, and Hailey

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Posted: Jun 3 2009, 06:46 AM

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QUOTE (jcc64 @ Jun 3 2009, 09:41 AM)

I had no idea there was another use for it. I think I'll pass this info onto dh--thanks for the accidental tip!

BTW, that stuff will kill ants, ticks, fleas, bed bugs, slugs, beetles, and I've heard spiders but haven't found documentation on that last one.

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~*Karen*~
wife to hubby, Ryan Douglas
mommy to Kylie (9) and Megan (6.5)
and furbabies Gavin, Buster, Sox, and Hailey

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Posted: Jun 3 2009, 07:57 AM

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QUOTE (coasterqueen @ Jun 3 2009, 09:46 AM)

QUOTE (jcc64 @ Jun 3 2009, 09:41 AM)

I had no idea there was another use for it. I think I'll pass this info onto dh--thanks for the accidental tip!

BTW, that stuff will kill ants, ticks, fleas, bed bugs, slugs, beetles, and I've heard spiders but haven't found documentation on that last one.

I didn't know that either, I've definitely got to check it out knowing that!

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Posted: Jun 3 2009, 08:02 AM

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QUOTE (luvmykids @ Jun 3 2009, 10:57 AM)

QUOTE (coasterqueen @ Jun 3 2009, 09:46 AM)

QUOTE (jcc64 @ Jun 3 2009, 09:41 AM)

I had no idea there was another use for it. I think I'll pass this info onto dh--thanks for the accidental tip!

BTW, that stuff will kill ants, ticks, fleas, bed bugs, slugs, beetles, and I've heard spiders but haven't found documentation on that last one.

I didn't know that either, I've definitely got to check it out knowing that!

If you are interested, my sitter sent me an email from a lady to wrote to her about it and how she's used it on everything from horses to the lawn and how she does it. I can pm it to you, just let me know.

I never knew there were more uses for it either. We've just always used it in our garden and that's it, but we'll definitely use it for other uses now. My sitter uses it on her 8+ (sometimes has more, she's a breeder, lol) dogs and the yard and has never had a tick problem in years since using DE.

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~*Karen*~
wife to hubby, Ryan Douglas
mommy to Kylie (9) and Megan (6.5)
and furbabies Gavin, Buster, Sox, and Hailey

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