[TheForge] Vermiculite

[David Childress]

I know this is a little off subject, but what is the difference in
vermiculite and perlite for our uses.

David Childress

On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Ron Childers<munlaw2 at hcsmail.com> wrote:
> Local garden center had it- A big bag almost filled a 55 gal bbl. I think it
> weighed around 20 #.
>
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> My son was working at the home depot in the garden department and they
> didn't have it, neither did our local Lowes. It may be one of those things
> that they get at the beginning of the season and then don't restock when
> they run out.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
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> I got some vermiculite at Lowes and Southern States last year. It is a
> seasonal item, but they might still have some or can get it.
>
> Jay
>
> Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> I have a barrel of vermiculite that I use to anneal tools and knives.
>> Over
>> the years the vermiculite has gotten compacted and is only about half full
>> now.  I wanted to get some more to top it off and have discovered that it
>> is
>> no longer available at most farm  & home stores like it used to be.
>>
>> It seems that most of the gardening departments have switched to perlite
>> instead of vermiculite.  Have any of you used perlite for annealing?  Does
>> it work as well and vermiculite? Would it hurt to mix it with the
>> vermiculite that I have left?
>>
>> Robert Ehrenberger
>> Shelbyville, Mo.
>> eforge at centurytel.net
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