!Diatomaceous Earth - Is there ANY way to put WET D.E. to good use? In garden or otherwise? (concrete, how to)
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It's not like concrete, it isn't going to turn into a rock. If it's left outside in the bag in the rain it's going to turn into a deteriorating bag of mud. Shift it onto a tarp or sheet of plastic or get it into a sturdy plastic garbage bag before it all falls apart and spreads out like a puddle of oozing mud and makes a nasty mess.
It can still be used even though it got wet. You might want to dry it out. Or not.
This website gives advice on how to apply both dry and wet DE.
It's not like concrete, it isn't going to turn into a rock. If it's left outside in the bag in the rain it's going to turn into a deteriorating bag of mud. Shift it onto a tarp or sheet of plastic or get it into a sturdy plastic garbage bag before it all falls apart and spreads out like a puddle of oozing mud and makes a nasty mess.
It can still be used even though it got wet. You might want to dry it out. Or not.
THANK YOU!
I never thought to look for info regarding spreading it wet.
It'll dry better in a corrugated box,
so I may put some plastic on the bottom first then put it on that in a box.
(It seems to just be very moist rather than totally wet or runny now.)
We have a few very low humidity days before more rain might fall,
so the next hurdle will be figuring out the best way to lift it off the ground, hopefully intact! LOL
THANK YOU!
I never thought to look for info regarding spreading it wet.
It'll dry better in a corrugated box,
so I may put some plastic on the bottom first then put it on that in a box.
(It seems to just be very moist rather than totally wet or runny now.)
We have a few very low humidity days before more rain might fall,
so the next hurdle will be figuring out the best way to lift it off the ground, hopefully intact! LOL
Don't try to lift it if the bag it's in is deteriorating. If you can put a tarp or really sturdy sheet of plastic very close to it on the ground and gently roll it over onto the plastic it will be easier to use the plastic/tarp to shift it or drag it on the tarp away from the wet ground. Or line a good sized box with plastic, put the box on its side on a tarp with the box edge tucked as close under the bag as possible and then roll the bag all the way into the box before tipping the box right side up on the tarp. Then use the tarp to drag the box to a dry, sheltered place. No lifting!
Think of it as plotting and planning for moving a heavy dead-weight body away without lifting it, like in a mystery movie on TV.
If you need 50 lb all at once, maybe you oughta consider selling your house and moving...or...
Just scoop, shovel, chip off a hunk as you need it. Put that aliquot on a cooky sheet, sheet of cardboard, etc and leave it in the sun for a day or two to dehydrate, then crumble the residue into useable dust.
If the big bag went un-noticed for so long, it must be out of your way, so real need to move it now.
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