Diatomaceous earth

[Melissa2173]

I've read all of the good uses for DE and I am going to buy some. I can't find the food grade kind locally so I have to order it and shipping is as much, if not more, than the product. I just wanted to know if it goes bad. I figure I may as well get a 50lb bag but I want to make sure it will keep for awhile. Thanks!

 

[Wildflower_VA]

It doesn't go bad as long as you don't let the bag get wet. The Diatoms are already zillions of years old, so another year or two won't hurt them.

 

[skhomer]

Very cool -- thanks for the info! I just ordered a 50lb bag myself and then started having the same worries .... as said before, the shipping was equal to the cost, but with a 10lb bag it was more.

Now to find many uses for the stuff!

 

[BoltonChicken]

Nope, can't go bad unless it gets wet. It is a completely inert substance that is death on wheels to insects. Feed producers put it in feed to kill any insect
infestation in the feed. It is good to sprinkle on litter to kill any mites etc. there. Some dust the chickens with it, which works well. Just be careful not to inhale
much of the stuff. Don't want it in your lungs, kind of like concrete dust.