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15kg bag of scoria...
Went for a drive tonight to see if the big DIY garden/buidling supplier here had thrown any goodies out. Found a 15kg bag of scoria sitting next to the dumpster with a cut along the side of the bag. Looks like I wont be needing to buy some any time soon. I will have to go through it and break it up a bit though, looks to be as round as a 20c piece.
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Re: 15kg bag of scoria...
Nice find. It might be worth asking permission, if you haven't already. Even though it is next to / in the bin it is still not legal to take it.
just be careful either way.
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Re: 15kg bag of scoria...
you will definately have to crush it up if you could get it to about 5mm would be a perfect size for a potting medium additive ![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
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Re: 15kg bag of scoria...
I use scoria in the bottom of all my Growing pots / boxes when I repot to stop the medium falling out. I do not uase it a spart of the medium
I like the 10mm size If i can find it
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I like the 10mm size If i can find it
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Re: 15kg bag of scoria...
Creeping Dragon wrote:Nice find. It might be worth asking permission, if you haven't already. Even though it is next to / in the bin it is still not legal to take it.just be careful either way.
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Ok ok, you caught me out with a little white lie. It wasn't next to the dumpster, it was in it with a heap of plastic, cardboard and a heap of broken tiles. I just said it was next to the dumpster because I didn't want people thinking I was a scab.
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Re: 15kg bag of scoria...
What is the best way to break up the scoria? Do I just put some in another bag and attack it with a hammer until I get the size I want?
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Re: 15kg bag of scoria...
Bretts is the expert at scoria breaking as I have had no successCraig.a.c wrote:What is the best way to break up the scoria? Do I just put some in another bag and attack it with a hammer until I get the size I want?
Hit the odd lump with a hammer is too hard for me
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