AusBonsai

Hi,

im new to the forum and have been trying to track down some maidenwell diatomite.

I have used it before, but not to the extent that i want to use it now, and the frieght costs are substantial from interstate.

does anyone know of any Online stores in NSW or retail outlets on the mid north coast of NSW that i can contact to get some maidenwell diatomite?

Gareth

hi mate

Ken (kcpoole) might be able to point you in the right direction, send him a pm im sure he will help

Gareth wrote:Hi,

im new to the forum and have been trying to track down some maidenwell diatomite.

I have used it before, but not to the extent that i want to use it now, and the frieght costs are substantial from interstate.

does anyone know of any Online stores in NSW or retail outlets on the mid north coast of NSW that i can contact to get some maidenwell diatomite?

Gareth

I do not know about North coast, But in Sydney no one stocks Maidenwell any more.
"Enfield Produce" in Sydney stocks "Mt Sylvia" Diatomite which I have been using for 2 years and is no different.

I emailed them from the address website to find their suppliers and they responded real quick. Send them a mail and ask them if there are any suppliers near you
http://www.mtsylviadiatomite.com.au/diatomite-products/

If you want bulk you can pick up at the mine if you have a truck yourself ( I considered doing this myself).

Ken

thanks guys,

I have found an online supply, and freight isnt too bad.

Have also bought some soil sieves from Ledanta-bonsai, so i think im ready to go soil wise.

Gareth

Gareth wrote:thanks guys,

I have found an online supply, and freight isnt too bad.

Have also bought some soil sieves from Ledanta-bonsai, so i think im ready to go soil wise.

Gareth

What was the online supply?

Hi Guys,

http://www.productivegardens.com.au/

The freight was going to be around $25 a bag on top of the $20 cost price per bag of 2-7mm diatomite.

So, as i thought this price was a bit expensive for the freight i priced freight through my work throiugh Startrack express and got a rate of about $30 for both bags, not too bad really i thought.

He is looking into using startrack in the future so maybe freight prices will come down.

Im on the Mid North coast (wauchope, near Port Macquarie) so going further south may cost more as they are in Queensland near brisbane.

If anyone around the Prot Macquarie area is interested in the further about getting a bulk order maybe we can do it direct from the mine and get a pallet rate? Might work out cheaper, it would obviously need to be quite a few bags, maybe up to 300 kilos or m,ore, but if anyone is interested i can check it out next time anyone is ready to do an order.

Gareth