Food-Grade Diatomaceous Earth Uses, Benefits, and Safety

I didn’t have an applicator for a dry application, so I used a flour sifter. Worked perfectly.

Thank you so much and thank you for the encouraging words at the end. Isn’t it amazing may God provide such wonderful natural things for us. I’d like to start incorporating it into my dog food I saw on Becky’s Homestead she mixes it into her chicken feed to keep her chickens healthy. I’m looking for a recipe and amount to put in my animal food. You wouldn’t happen to have something like that would you? It would certainly help me a lot

DE only works as pest control in drier climates. It has pretty much zero efficacy when it’s humid. It also works really well as a soil amendment and is basically like a silt-fine perlite.

Dear Mr. MI Gardner,
I appreciate the video. I also appreciate the scientists that commented with their own passionate comments. I think you gave a very good base to start us in the right direction for self education. That is always a great video when someone can say ‘hey, look this up and go from here` basically. ��

I will now look up what an arthropod is and that should tell me that “DE” is active in fighting it. Thank you!

You probably won’t say “dumbing it down” again ��… But listen, that is a compliment, that you have so many educated people watching and enjoying your channel! That is something to feel very good about!
Kind Regards, Mrs. Torres

Post Script,
(I am a nurse so my science classes did not include much about entomology. Mainly anatomy and physiology. I am sure this might have been LIGHTLY discussed in some paragraph in a High School Science book, but I wasn’t listening) LOL.

can you put this on plants that you eat directly? Like herbs?

Thank you for showing us this and being a great channel. I know you need disclaimers to not get sued but we all know this miracle product is almost better than modern medicine in certain cases:o

BS! My 2 cats had really bad round worms to the point of becoming lethargic and losing significant weight. I started putting 1 teaspoon in their water bowl each day and within 2-3 days, there symptoms disappeared and no more vomiting round worms till this day! This was the only thing I added to their diet, so it had to be the DE!

Why are you not hosting your own T.V. show? Elegant, through, Beautiful and well spoken.

Thank you Dan. Been using it for years but always afraid to use in garden because I don’t want to harm the earthworms. Really appreciate the clarification.

This was two years ago hw good was the outcome…. did it prevent bugs?

How I wish I would have known this kills lice when my kids were in school! Lice outbreaks were some of the worst times of my life…and SO expensive, when you’re using quarters for the washer and dryer!!!

Might want to use a face mask when shredding it. The package says not to breathe the dust. It will get into your lungs.

Thank you for the advice. Before pills here and pills there there were medicines that came from earth. Now everything is synthetic and not many people pass on the wisdom of cure many things naturally. I grew up with natural things all around me and Doctors don’t have the knowledge about this anymore. Maybe older generations that were lucky to shared this information. Doctors don’t help you, just mask the problem and medicate you, as there is a lot of money to make by giving “prescribing drugs”.

5/2018 Just dusted my garden today for aphids, ants & whatever else is out there crawling around. Last year my poor okra & squash took a major hit. I try not to use chemicals of any kind if at all possible. Inspecting your plants on a weekly basis or while watering is hands down the best way to identify and control pests. Last year, I was a little on the lazy side and had a major aphid infestation that went unchecked! Once I addressed the issue it was almost to late! For me, I start all my plants from seed & baby them like children for months before I ever get them in the garden and it’s heartbreaking to spend all that time nurturing these little plants to see them be eating alive or destroyed by insects that can be controlled. This year, I transplanted my okra and within 3 days I had aphids everywhere! I’ve sprayed with Neem oil week one…as well as manually washing the underside of each leaf and smashing them. This removed most of the aphids. Now I’m dusting regularly with DE as well as spraying every 2 weeks with Neem Oil…this has controlled them and hopefully by the time I get blooms it wont be a huge problem. Remember, Neem Oil & DE will kill your pollinators so use caution when applying these products. When I have blooms I am very careful not to get the product inside the flowers. Side note: I’ve used DE in micron filters for my fresh/salt water aquariums for over 20 years. It’s a fantastic product that is safe for you and your pets (when used according to label directions) of course! I also use food grade DE regardless of its use….And, like the gentlemen suggested, if you apply on a windy day keep the wind on your back so the powder is carried away from your face! Happy Gardening:-) Texas

It worked amazingly for my cat who was suffering from a severe case of round worms to the point of vomiting worms and feeling extremely lethargic. I simply mixed 1 teaspoon into his water bowl and within 1 or 2 days of sipping the water, he went back to normal!

I found a roach in the soil of my parsley. This works for roaches? Can I just sprinkle some onto the soil?

At 3:18 The bee was like �� “hey guys! �� “just here to pollinate some flowers!” then you were like ���� �� and the bee went
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Diatomaceous earth is NOT ground up seashells. It is the skeletons of diatoms, microscopic freshwater animals which have died and been harvested. There are two grades, at least, garden grade and food grade. I don’t know what use it would be when eaten, except maybe for elimination of intestinal worms.

it kills all arthropods so watch out for your lady bugs and earth worms

“Worms are arthropods.” oh lord. Careful getting a zoology lesson from a horticulturalist.

I called the manufactuer of a pesticide DE…a scientist there said all the same. FDA requires different labeling if intended for human ingestion. We use it for intestinal cleansing…still alive here:)!

This is my absolute favorite gardening channel. You are always so full of knowledge, sagely wisdom, and positivity it’s infectious!

Thank you for all the hard work and effort you put into these videos, to helps us all out. ��

currently using it on Thrips infestation…fingers crossed!
All I know is to make sure that the DE is food grade to make sure it doesn’t harm you when you inhale it ����

Thank you so much for sharing this! I have a friend who claims DE saved her life (very ill with internal worms). How, though, does wet (used internally) DE work if it needs to be dry to kill bugs? I wanted to start using DE in soothies, but, would that be wasting it? Thank you:). Bless you!! LOVE your videos!

Oh wow! I like using DE but I learned that the wet doesn’t render it useless & that it does not harm earthworms!

Thank you for your you taught me something new and I can rely on you to tell the truth

Hey so I just got Harris brand Diatomaceous Earth, it’s Good Grade and I wanted to use it for gut health but this says safe for animals but not for human use. Is thus still okay for me to use?? Thank you for your time!

Is there a different between food grade and the other stuff that specially says insect killer.?

Can DE be used on small ants…..or what product is good to keep away ants…

I bought some D.E. from a country store and it looks like brown sand. Should l consume it, return it or give it to my pets?

I use D.E. In my chicken coop and mix it in with sand and soil for their dust box.

I bought a 40 pound bag of the exact one in your video. I was so disappointed that it stated ‘not for human consumption.’ I bought it for me and my animals. Is there one humans can take?

Christa, When using DE in the garden or home, do you wear a mask?

I have diatomaceous earth and used it in my raised beds. Centipedes/Milipedes came with the bulk soil someone gave us and I used the diatomaceous earth to get rid of them.

Settle down and calm yourself. Flailing arms distracts from your message.

So I need to know. I just dusted my flower garden in DE. Something was eating the leaves and I had it in hand and I found a little green worm. So now when I water the powder will drain into my dirt. DID I JUST KILL ALL MY EARTHWORMS??? ��

Just want to mention “why” you should always wear a mask when using it. The pool filter commercial type of D.E. is “heat treated”, changing the structure and making it much higher in silica, which is then very dangerous to breath in, ingest or use on the skin! The “non-heat treated, food-grade” type is safe to ingest, apply to skin, but is still not advised to breath in (since it is still silica content…lower yes, but still silica). So always, always, always wear a mask when applying, your lungs will thank you!����

Thank you for this DE swap tip. I’ll be giving borax a little break as I test and analyze the results of my project. I love that you end your videos with scripture, they are very timely messages from our Father. BTW you glow and I know that glow starts on the inside and works it’s way to the surface. May God continue to bless you! ��❤️

I’m going to try using this to help prevent vine borer and squash bug infestations, also using water/Dr. Bonners/Neem oil when I need to. When applying this during the period where flowers are on the plants I would imagine just covering the flowers with plastic sandwich bags will keep the DE off the flowers thus NOT killing the bees that are polinating your plants!

Thank you. I’ve told people anything that has a exoskeleton. I leave food grade de in a tiny line around the walls and corners of my home. That way if the spiders and such walk through it, it gets on them and will kill them. Its been a great way to remove our spider problem. We had a very big spider problem. Especially black widows. We called the exterminators a few times and it would remove them for a few months but then we had to call them again and it was costing us quite a bit. But since we started using this we haven’t seen one in our house and I look very closely because we have our son. Our basement is super old and we used to get them down there something awful. But we dust an line our home every 3 months. Its saved us a bunch on exterminators.

Ok. Now you’ve got me confused because you say DE only works on arthropods but will not kill honeybees. A honeybee is considered an arthropod. Now, you’ve got me questioning your knowledge.

Love your videos. Just exactly what I e used for years. Face mask, in my toothpaste, shampoo & internally.

Other than DE what about another substance like baking soda, borax etc…

Diatomaceous earth does not harm earth worms or soft bodied bugs…only hard shelled bugs..it nicks there shell and dehydrates their body.It works well if put around the foundation of your buildings or wooden structures to keep ants out

Is it safe to use once vegetables are growing or plants only?

I really appreciate you addressing the misinformation out there. Thanks for your hard work.

I tried this and it left white spots all over my plants, like it got burned or something? It’s for my chickens so not sure if that was the wrong kind to use?

Can you use it on Japanese golden plum and Gala apple fruit trees?

Honeybees and caterpillars belong to Phylum Arthropoda… They are arthropods… Speaking of spreading misinformation ��

This is Gr8. So how do you apply DE to get to Japanese Beetles in plum trees?

Just watched the video on DE. Great info. I have an infestation of Springtales. Don’t know if they are exoskeletal and if DE will work on them.

Luke absolutely love your videos, is there a certain brand of de that might be better than another or are they all the exact same?? Is there something we need to look for when buying it??

Is this a joke video? Nothing he is saying makes any sense. Aren’t all insects Arthropods, not including worms?

How do you use it for ants? I’ve had tons of different types of ants. I’ve been dumping it on the ground around where they’re infesting cat food

How often do you reapply it? Is it still effective when it rains?

Is it ok to spread under my strawberries? Something is eating JUST my berries, every time I go to pick them they have small surface level sections nibbled off, no leaf damage, whatever it is JUST eats small sections of the ripe berries, but is it easily washed off under running water if I get some of the powder ON the berry?

I live in Rochester NY. We had an infestation of stink bugs inside and outside our home. They were in our closets, in our clothes. In the Christmas decorations we took out the next year. They were everywhere. We tried everything including an “Orkin man” with no success. I came across diatomaceous earth on You Tube a yr ago. I started out using a powder applicator around our windows. It worked. My husband hated the way the powder looked around the inside of the windows so he mixed some up in his sprayer, 1 cup/gallon of water. We sprayed the outside of the house, the Apple trees, the lilac bushes, the Hastas, the lilies, the raspberry bushes, the annual plants, the roses and the vegetable garden. Basically, we sprayed the entire outside of our house and yard. I can’t say enough good things about it. It works! Not only on stink bugs, but Japanese beetles, aphids, and whatever else is lurking around. And it’s not toxic to humans. And it’s cheap. I get it on Amazon. The brand I use is Harris Diatomaceous Earth Food Grade. I love it!!!

In truth is good and safe and recommended for humans too we need it as much as animals

This year I went to the 100% neem and seemed to work pretty well for aphids and japanese beetles. But as you commented ants tend to mine the aphids to plants and especially tomato plants. Next season I plant to start early applying DE around the base and said plants and neem as a spray. One problem with recipe for neem on my gal sprayer. 1 tbls and 1 tbls oil tends to bog down my sprayer. I have cut the oil back to about 1 tsp just enough to allow the neem to mix. Certainly watering first will allow the DE to stick to leaves and ground and be effective when the water dries.

I used diatomaceous earth to get rid of a flea infestation that I had for months. I don’t think I used the food grade kind because it was white in color but I left it down for 2 weeks while I was gone on vacation. Came back to no bugs.

If I use DE on my salad crop when can I eat the leaves after application?

It works on Thrips and all that as well right? I heard spider mites and does it just wash off is it something that has to be reapplied several times

Of course a Vet is going to say that. He wont get paid. If there are hardly no studies and he has not heard of it then he simply doesn’t know. I for one knows it works.

Thanks, I just got a bag of DE for the indoor garden. I will look forward to get rid of the tiny flies in a week.

I’ve been growing vegetables in my hobby farm here in Central Texas for almost fifteen years now. When I first started planting potatoes, I would go harvest the potatoes and I would have a fire ant mound in just about every potato plant. The potatoes would be bitten so bad it was just awful! When peeled, there would be tons of little brown spots all over the potato from the ant bites, so we would have to peel a lot more to get rid of them. THEN… I started putting food grade diatomaceous earth in with my seed potatoes when I planted them. I would dig the hole, dust the hold with D.E., put the seed potato in and then dust a little on top of the seed potato with a little more D.E. Now, it is VERY RARE for me to find any fire ants at all when I harvest my potatoes!!! When washed, the potatoes are pristine and beautiful. When sliced, they are crisp and clean through and through. Food grade D.E. can be used to worm pets and even dust pets for pests. By the way, I’ve been using D.E. in my garden for well over eight years now and I still see PLENTY of worms in the garden all the time, so it doesn’t seem to be affecting them very much if at all.

I’m about to put down pavers and ants have taken over in the layers of sand and rock they will be resting on. Will sprinkling DE on the sand before putting the pavers down help the problem? Any other suggestions?

I see dead bee’s. TONS of DEAD BEE’S!!! Consider the fact that it also kills the bee’s. Bee’s are necessary to pollinate your plants, but you are killing them in the process!! People should give this much consideration before using it!! MIgardener, you need to include this warning so we don’t kill off all the bee’s!!!

Problem I have is that it takes out beneficial insects also.

I have an abundance of ground bees! Wondering if I should use d.e.

Not sure I’m buying that diatomaceous earth doesn’t deworm. On 2nd day of giving to a rescue dog, worms started coming out in his poop. I’m following dosage instructions and doing for 90 days. May combine with another therapy. Experts are often funded by the big companies so their knowledge isn’t always objective or true, but rather bought by big ag business.

Hi! Just want to clarify proper use of DE. I read that it is only effective when dry. However, it is quite popular on our local succulent community to mix DE on our soilmix to supposedly deter ants and kill mealies. I, too were doing that until I came across the article about DE being effective only when dry. Can you share insights regarding this, please?

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DTE not the best choice for bedbugs. It’s jagged. It repels. Better choice is silica. Absorbs into and dries out the waxy cuticle exoskeleton of bedbugs. Be more careful with silica

I was looking at the tractor supply center and they sell one with calcium bentonite. Is that safe? It says food grade, but some weird way: FOOD CHEMICAL CODEX GRADE,Is it OK to use in the garden?

Mixing with water makes DE so much easier to control. No waste and easier to get on all surfaces of the plant.

Anyone know if this can be used for Cannabis plants? And if yes, for both Vegetative and Flowerimg Stage? (Legal country)

Looks interesting but the part that u said what it does to the lungs worries me. I have asthma. How do you use it as a face mask?

Works are because they actually breath and absorb they their skin

On the pets thing, it can cause respiratory problems if inhaled due to the silicates (because alveola, lung air sacs, are fragile like exoskeletons are), so if you bomb your pets with it, try to comb it out of them first. Also try not to inhale it yourself. Other than that, good stuff!

Having studied Entomology in uni, I know enough to know that there is a lot of very incorrect information about Insects/arthropods/classification in the video: (

DO NOT INHALE…I had some blow into my face and that night I woke up with chest pains everytime I breathe. My upper back was hurting so badly, I thought I was about to check out of here. Went to the Dr. My lungs were inflamed. It took me almost a week to recuperate. So use a mask when applying.

Thanks for video, It is my go to, use it regularly and is cheap. Grab a spoon full go under plant a propel up into center o it, a little over top. then shack plant. If not enough lands on soil I will through more under it. yes I make it snow. No gnats, flies, aphids, mites. Never on flowers not trying to kill bees. even found a stink bug who got covered on a tomato plant died a slow death. have a good grow.

I bought one of those dustin mizers a couple years ago, junk in my opinion. I prefer a parmesan jar with larger holes does a nice job, puts the stuff out where I want it for the DE. I use for the aphids that attack my tomato plants each year. Should also help for the mites.

I love diatomaceous earth. Cheap and fast way to eliminate wasp nests, too.

I’ve heard that you don’t want as thick or deal of a dusting where they would avoid it.
So, here’s what I use and do…
I have a battery powered small leaf blower that I got with a drill kit I purchased from Milwaulkee. Mine is the 18 volt stuff and works well for everything including what I’m going to explain.
I take an old used cinnamon shaker, (What ever you’ve got. turns out cinnamon is also a deterrent so it was in the chicken coop). Then I will take the last nozzle, smallest tube/final tube off so the center section of the blower is on it still.
I take the shaker now with the food grade DE, tap a bit of it into the air intake on the blower and dust the whole garden, yard, garage, patio, where ever I need to dust. It’s certainly a fog of dust so don’t forget to wear your mask.

Will it kill the worms in my garden if I use it on my plants?

Wont everyday watering will get in the way of doing this powder treatment?

What about the microbes on the leaves that protect the plant from predator microbes and make the leave unappealing to pests insects? I know they form a film over their bodies to protect them but wouldn’t DE break that down and kill the microbes?

The gardening stuff sounds sound but your knowledge of Diatomaceous Earth is a little funny so wrong.

I have used it in my house as we live in a “biggie” area. Works great!

Hand crank blower. Very cheap and works far better. Can be used with sulfur as well.

I successfully saved my ginger & basil plants from fungus gnats with a layer of sand & diotomacious earth, but I had to be careful, because it really dries the soil out for water loving plants. I had to make sure the basils especially were hand watered frequently at the stem base while the rest of the pot went bone dry to help kill off the larva. I have noticed some of my plants don’t seem to like the powder on their leaves because it’s too drying. I also allowed some spiders to weave webs over the plants indoors which has been sooo much more effective at killing off the adult gnats than vinegar water. Although that does work some.

I see a lot of people using Sevin Dust on their tomatoes. What’s the difference between the Diatomaceous Earth and Sevin Dust?

Someone said to mix it with lemon essential oil to repel mice. Thanks for letting me save it for the arthropods and not waste it on rodents.

Do you know whether diatomaceous earth can be used to kill weeds? I have massive amounts of weeds on a old rock wall/border running probably 300 feet or more above a flower bed bank. This area is also above the well so I do not want to use any chemicals that will seep into ground water. I’ve done the vinegar/salt/dish detergent method with pretty good results, but problem that is not a cost effective solution. I mean a gallon of that might clear ten feet. Any ideas? Don’t say just get out there and yank them. Ugh.

This is Lisa Maggio. The picture here is of my husband since I am on his computer. I absolutely loved how you shared this product. I felt I was sitting across the table from you. I even thought I bet she has wonderful friends. I was wondering how to give this product to my dog if she is not supposed to breathe it in. Do I wet it and put it in her food?

I have one to two spiders that remain after dusting my tomato plant with DE. Does DE help kill spiders or is there anything else you’d suggest. Should I just let them stay?

Is there anything that will work on roly pollies? My cucumbers in my greenhouse have been getting demolished by them and tried DE and neem. Neither worked. Although I was spreading the DE on the soil and not on the plant, I was finding them crawling right through it not even bothered. Have been picking them out by the dozens giving them to the kids and the chickens. But it’s a never ending battle. Now that the leaves are up off the ground, they are eating the stems. Is it time for the bad stuff or is there still an organic cure for this problem?

Thanks, Christa! Very helpful and I love that you share God’s WORD with us all! Blessings to you and yours!

Thank you for your encouragement today. II COR. 4 is one of my favorite chapters and I love the verses which precede yours… (7) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. (8) We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; (9) Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; (10) Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.” And ENDING WITH YOUR QUOTE: “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
So important for us to realize what you said-because we survive not just to survive but to experience the unseen and SEE what our eyes cannot-the beauty and gift and sanctity of life. The precious innocence of a baby and the unseen fight we must engage in to champion that child’s purity and affirm his/her worth. To SEE that we are not animals but loved souls created by God to undertake His exciting assignments!
AND AS FOR DIATOMACEOUS EARTH? Because of you, I bought 3 pounds but can’t remember which segment you used it in cooking? I think to line a cooking sheet or something? WOW!!! A+ for you…:)

I don’t use that brand for myslef or around my hiuse bc it looks like dirt

What effect, if any, do you think this might have on photosynthesis?

Very informative video… I havent used DE in my garden yet. I plan to this season. I did just use it in my house. I purchased a bag of bird seed that had Grain Weevils in it and they got into my house. With allot of vacuuming and then putting DE along the baseboards in the infested spots. DE pretty much wiped them out thankfully. Weevils are no fun!

The bag I bought came with a diffuser that you squeeze and it throws a small cloud. More efficient.

Kills spiders too. We have brown recluse spiders and I’ve got this stuff in every corner of the house. I don’t see the spiders any more.

Dammmmmit!! I was completely in love… until you did the bible thing.
Please research it. Especially Deuteronomy make sure you only beat your slaves so that they’re still “functional” after three days. Also, conveniently, you can inherit them to your kids! Isn’t that lovely?
But I still am going to order DE tomorrow, bec. YOU say it works, and there is no mention of it in your bible. Wonder why………..

It is also a fertilizer, as the dead Diatoms are Calcium and Silica.

I could have already told you that NO vet on the planet will EVER say DE works for ridding internal parasites. It just isn’t in their best $ interest. I know for a fact that it does work. I use it on my horses and can do my own ova (egg) counts with my clinical background and have never seen a single egg. This is after battling worms with products I got from the vet for years. Also gone from my horses is the pot bellies, the long hairs they got on their necks and chest and the dull coat; all symptoms of worm infestation.

Thank you! A friend of mine told me about it so I’m just researching, thank you again

Is this the food grade or not? Wish you would’ve specified ��

What I like about your garden channel is how many topics you address. Much appreciated

The flea beetles on my eggplants seemed to thrive on it. What did I do wrong other than put eggplants in my garden?��

Years back, when I was young and had my first garden, I tried to figure out what was eating my young plants. I couldn’t find anything on them. My dad suggested I go out in the night to look. Flashlight in hand I found earwigs crawling on and off them. My dad told me about Diamatatious Earth. He had me dust around the base of the plants. It saved my garden. I’ve also used it recently and eradicated roaches that had recently invaded my apartment after some nasty tenants, below us, were evicted. A monthly spraying by, a pest control company, failed. I dusted inside the kitchen walls and placed a line edging walls and floor and inner sides of cabinets and drawers. It took one application and about two weeks and the problem was gone. The next time maintenance and the pest control man came, I told them their spray didn’t work so I took care of it with D.E. and no longer needed them. (I used food grade D.E. I also hated them spraying poison around as I have young grandchildren and a dog.)

is it have quantity/dosage for DE to use?.what happen to tree if over use dosage de?

Thank you. You answered my question of the day. Guess I will stick to using it to kill bugs!

What a blessing all your videos have been! Keep on producing these videos! And the added verses at the end. God Bless!

I purchased the duster with your link yesterday, I can’t wait to try it out, I’m having a terrible time with ants farming aphids on one artichoke plant and I noticed today red spider mites have infected the other artichoke. Other than the pests the plants are growing great and are loaded with aritchokes.

People don’t use diatomaceous earth on your pets! It’s not good for their lungs either!!!

yes i please want to know will it kill squash bugs, i really hate those bugs and those borers. please tell me. i want to try that de.

Thank you.
I think I’ll drill some 5/16″ holes in a mayonaise jar. Shaker method. More even and light.

Thanks for the informative video, I had a bag of DE get soaking wet and I thought it was ruined! Glad this stuff is not too expensive.

Borax is a naturally occurring substance. Why would anyone not want to use it because it is a harsh “chemical?”

One of my neighbors built a car out of diatomaceous earth, the thing runs like a top!

Unfortunately it also kills earthworms so be careful great stuff use it on my chickens but kills good bugs as well as bad

Dude, good on you for helping folks see how great this is, however you should do more research and you will love what you find. you will be able to explain more accurately what its all about, i won’t explain for you it takes to long. don’t forget to eat it yourself, a spoon a day is a great idea, seriously. it has made a world of difference in my health. you can usually buy it at any farm supply for about 25 bucks for 50 lbs. there is farm grade which is fine, food grade which is over priced and pool grade which is small granules instead of powder, you dot want that,they do that so water will flow quickly thru. it is not ground shells. it is the skeletons of plankton, tiny tiny sharp little pieces that scratch the exoskeleton of bugs parasites even killing viruses and microbes, brushing your teeth and remineralizing your teeth too. it ia amazing, don’t believe me, i know most young people think I’m nuts, sometimes its hard to do anyone a favor.

PLEASE HELP…
this year all of my edibles (in ground or containers, raised bed) have been infested with ants. I’ve had the WORST harvest on all of my plants and the only common thing was the ants all in the soil, and all over the plants. So, I finally got some DE and didn’t check if it was good grade or not prior to a heavy dusting last night all over my cukes in the raised bed… blossoms, leaves, soil, ALL OVER. If I saw ants I covered. I obviously got carried away and can’t believe I didn’t notice to use food grade only after ALL the research I did and videos I watched etc… is this gonna kill my plants???? Please respond, ANYONE… signed, freaking out in alabama

U think it’ll work for squash vine borers? I’m having a horrible time with them in PA��

Always a pleasure to get knowledge from you Dan. Ive been using DE for years and this stuff is AWESOME. Everything he said so far about DE has been correct. Picked up a 55lb bag from my local farming feed store.
Thank you for sharing!

so it will kill fire ants because of joints…but not hurt earthworms??? someone pleasy reply & thanks.

I know this is a older video but I found it so helpful. Also just placed two more orders from your website. Thank you so much and God Bless!

Used all the time you saved in not saying diatomaceous earth explaining why you were not going to say diatomaceous earth….

Thanks for posting. We got DE for chatter control. From your description I would assume we dust it on the mulch areas where the problem is. Fingers crossed!

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5:01 “… if you are someone who wants to avoid Borax and the chemicals that are in it… ” that’s kind of misleading… It implies that Borax is a potentially dangerous product.
Borax is a natural mineral compound that is mined chiefly in the California/Nevada area. It is used in many cleaning, cosmetic and health products. In fact, it is even used in making slime, which is something children play with. Borax does not contain any chemicals that one might be wanting to “avoid”.

DE is a food additive and can be purchased at your animal feed store. 50 pounds for $30 Canadian funds

1) DE is harmful to the lungs of pets and human when accidentally inhaled which occurs while using it. 2) DE is useless when it comes in contact with moisture. If you eat it, it loses its ability to kill any internal parasites.

DE also kills ladybugs and other beneficial predatory insects.

over 1 million arthropods so careful using in garden,bees,spiders,worms,butterflies,ladybugs,praying mantis,i need these in my garden,but i love de just use it Carefully

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hey Gary! I want to use it in a wet hose attached applicator and was wondering what the recommended dosages would be?

FYI: When speaking about your disclaimer, you may want to let everyone know to seek out a HOMEOPATHIC Veterinarian as oppose to a Allopathic Veterinarian who will medicate you animal / pet / family member to death. Just a thought. Thank you for sharing!

My husband and I enjoy your program. It’s very informative and pleasant. Thank you for being there.

I told my doctor that I was taking this and she said it’s wrong and it works really well

What is the difference between seed potatoes and store bought?

I’m going to try this. Thank you for sharing, I will do a video and post results.