Diatomaceous Earth

This fluffy, soft white powder is created by grinding up the tiny fossils of diatoms (plankton) in sedimentary rock. It is mostly silica.

To us, this powder is pleasantly poofy, kind of like what you would imagine angels would have dustbaths in to fluff up their wings.

However, to insects, this powder - at their scale - is like a pile of jagged broken glass. It tears away at their bodies, exposing them to the elements, which causes them to dehydrate and die.

Pile it up around plants, dust it on leaves. However, water deactivates it, so you have to reapply every time it gets wet.

It will kill beneficial insects, too, so be careful with it around flowers!

It has more uses than just in the garden:

- Mix with your dry food storage to deter pests.
- Ingest to take care of internal parasites.
- Lifting stains - absorbs twice its weight in liquid, water or oil!
- Deodorizer for pets or trash can.
- Flea/tick control on pets!

ALWAYS buy food grade DE! Other stuff is full of fillers.