01SANDS & SOILS
Ancient shells for modern gardens
A pale, powdery substance drawn from the ancient seabed, this fossil shell flour brings a quiet mineral presence to the garden and the paddock. It sits lightly on soil surfaces and in feed bins, working quietly within the ecosystem of your home or farm.
Designed for livestock, pets and plant crops, it serves as a gentle additive that supports natural pest management without harsh chemicals. It suits those who prefer organic methods for their poultry, cattle or vegetable beds.
½ to 1 teaspoon per day
1 teaspoon per day
Garden, Pet and Livestock Grade Fossil Shell Flour in Resealable Bag.
02ORIGIN
Mined from the Australian landscape
Sourced directly from local mines, this diatomaceous earth is composed of fossilised shell material. The product arrives as a fine flour, retaining the geological history of its origin while offering a practical agricultural function. Its purity stems from its natural formation rather than industrial processing.
04APPLICATION
Flexible methods for garden and feed
Apply it as a dry dust around outdoor areas, using approximately 250 to 500 grams per 100 square metres. For a liquid treatment, mix 250 grams into four litres of water. In the feed bin, rates vary by animal; for example, dairy cattle receive five percent of their dry feed initially, tapering down to two percent for ongoing maintenance.
05USAGE
Safe for crops and animals
This pure, organic powder can be dusted onto fruit, flower and vegetable crops even on the day of harvest. It works gently on insects without harming the plants or the animals that eat them. A simple caution applies: avoid dusting when bees are active, as the fine powder may interfere with their flight.
06AT A GLANCE
The key points
- Mined in Australia as fossil shell flour
- 80% super fine grade with some up to 2mm
- Suitable for dry dusting or liquid spray
- Not sterilised, so reserved for external use
About this product
Livestock Pet, and Garden Grade Diatomaceous Earth Mined here in Australia, mainly used as an additive to livestock, poultry, pet feed, dusting pens and adding to grains for pest control and worming.
Diatomaceous Earth can be used for dusting green houses, dusting fruit, flower and vegetable crops. Can be done even on day of harvesting crops with no harm to animals or humans as it is pure and organic. Don’t dust when Bees are present.
Please Note: Although this fossil shell flour is food grade, it has not been sterilised, hence is it not suitable for human consumption.
Specifications
Particle size: Ranges from 80% Super Fine Grade with some 20% particles up to 2mm – 20 to 200 UM size particles.
Suggestions For Use
Around the Home
Outside areas – approx. 250g – 500g per 100 square metres (dry powder)
As a liquid spray – approx. 250g per 4 litres water
Lightly sprinkle in carpets
Livestock and Pets
Feed rates for livestock and domestic pets vary due to the differences in farm practices and animal size. Suggested feed rates are as follows:
Dairy and Beef Cattle
- Initial Rate: 5% of dry feed per day for 90days (300g)
- Ongoing: 2% of dry feed per day (130g)
- Goats, Sheep, Pigs
- Initial Rate: 10% of dry feed per day for 90 days
- Ongoing: 5% of dry feed or grain per day
- Horses, Donkeys
- Initial Rate: ½ to 1 cup in feed per day
- Ongoing: 2% per day
- Chickens, Ducks
- Initial Rate: 15% of dry feed per day
- Ongoing: 5-15% per day
- Large dogs (>50kg)
- 2 heaped tablespoons per day
- Large dogs (>35kg)
- 1 tablespoon per day
- Medium dogs (15-35kg)
- ½ – 1 tablespoon per day
- Small dogs (<15kg)
- 1 teaspoon per day
Kittens
½ teaspoon per day
Horticulture
Before planting – use 2-5 kgs per 15 metre row
Mixing with soil – 250g to a hole 300mm wide by 300mm deep
500g to 8 litres water to spray top and underside of leaves
Approximate coverage for gardens:
250g will treat 25 square metres
500g will treat 50 square metres
Agriculture
As anti-caking agent in grain – 2% per volume
Agricultural farming – approximately 1000kgs per hectare per year*
High quality silica has a residual effect when used in soil and depending on the soil conditions prior to first application its subsequent application rate will most likely be reduced and may even be unnecessary for a period of 1 to 3 years.
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