Re: [papercreters] Everybody working hard?

Vermiculite often contains asbestos. They do sell horticultural vermiculite for gardening they claim to be asbestos free, but I read that it's dangerous for the people who work in the mines and I don't use it anymore.

They say perlite is ok.  We use rice hulls for seedling soil now, but don't know how that would work in papercrete.

http://www.hummert.com/ProductDetail.aspx?Page=ProductSearchList.aspx&ID=9062&Text=rice%20hulls

It really IS compressed and goes a long way.

Christine

At 06:11 AM 4/30/2011, you wrote:

 

Thanks, Lee.
Next time I go to Missouri I will drop by there and pick up several bags of perlite.
Their Earth City location is right on the way.
Alan in Michigan

--- On Fri, 4/29/11, Lee Coates <hostas@classicnet.net> wrote:

From: Lee Coates <hostas@classicnet.net>

Subject: Re: [papercreters] Everybody working hard?

To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com

Date: Friday, April 29, 2011, 11:44 PM

I purchase it from http://www.hummert.com/ProductDetail.aspx?Page=ProductSearchList.aspx&ID=9075&Text=perlite

 

We use it in both our papercrete containers and potting mixes. I have been meaning to try some vermiculite in my mix also.

 

Lee

Hi Lee,

Where do you buy your perlite?

Alan in Michigan

 

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