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Old October 8, 2015   #7
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Originally Posted by Gerardo View Post
I bought a big bag of perlite (aztec, a company out of Escondido) and even though it's pretty coarse, the fine dust is everywhere almost instantaneously. A simple N95 from 3M works just fine and I breathe in with no fear--they don't intrude too badly. The duckbill type rock too.

PS They also help when adding the powders to my mix, alfalfa, crab, bone meals, tomato tone, etc. Otherwise, those fishy-tomato tone boogers are not pleasant.
I think the last time I messed with the stuff was 4 years ago for some potted plants.
I do have some 3M dust masks and a really nice respirator when I spray paint.

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