DENZ | Diatomaceous Earth

Mineral Magic - the science of silica ...
Do you ever wish you could move away from using chemical toxins in your home, on your pets, or in your garden? Would you prefer a GREEN, non-toxic alternative to common household needs but don't know where to go or what to use?

The answer is closer than you think! Diatomaceous Earth - not just completely natural but certified organic, a food grade fine white powder that provide a fantastic array of uses in the household, on the farm, and in commercial and horticultural applications.

Fossilized fresh water algae deposits, once part of an enormous family called Diatoms are the largest group of plants known to mankind. With more than just a few tricks up their sleeve they have several unique properties that you will find quite simply amazing. An all family friendly, chemical free and non-toxic mineral from ancient times in the 21st century.

Diatomaceous Earth is PURE FOOD GRADE - Fossil Shell Flour (TM)
Perma-guard’s Diatomaceous Earth deposit is 89 - 95 percent amorphous silica. As well as being very high in silica percentage and also contains 15 essential trace minerals including phosphorous, selenium, calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, copper, zinc and iron.

Fresh-water DE is considered to be ‘Food Grade’ and has been shown to have a myriad of practical and healthy uses. For many years fresh-water or food grade DE has demonstrated to have excellent health benefits for mammals and plants when used correctly.

Some of these areas include:

In the Garden
In the Home
For Pets
On the Farm
Horticultural Applications
Stock Feed Supplement
Grain Storage protector
Anti-caking agent
Commercial Insecticide
Consumption by mammals

Diatomaceous Earth Dosage Rates

Recommended dosage rates for animals and livestock

Kittens 1/2 teaspoon per day
Adult Cats 1 teaspoon per day
Puppies 1/2 to 1 teaspoon p/day dependent upon size and breed
Small Dogs under 15kg 1 teaspoon per day
Medium Dogs 15kg – 35kg 1 tablespoon per day
Large Dogs over 35 - 50kg 2 tablespoons per day
Giant Dogs 50kg + 2 heaped tablespoons + per day
Cattle, Dairy Cows, Pigs 2% of dry feed ration per day
Chickens, Pheasants, Quail 5% mixed in feed per day
Goats, Sheep, Alpacas, Llamas 2% in grain per day
Horses, Ponies, Donkeys 1/2 to 1 cup in daily ration
Zoo animals 2% in daily feed
Two legged mammals 1 heaped tablespoons + per day

Recommend dosage rates for plants and crops
5 litre ‘pump up’ type sprayer 20gms or 60mls
15 litre Backpack sprayer 60gms or 180mls
200 litre automatic sprayer
800 - 900 grams

Crop application
1 – 2.5kg p/acre
10 litre bucket ‘brush on’ 2 cups or 500mls
10 litre watering can

Storage - We recommend you store your DE in an airtight container upon receipt of your shipped product. DE, water and humidity don't mix from a storage perspective and keeping your DE dry until use will be beneficial to it's efficacy and long term storage.

Storage - We recommend you store your DE in an airtight container upon receipt of your shipped product.
DE, water and humidity don't mix from a storage perspective and keeping your DE dry until use will be beneficial to it's efficacy and long term storage.

PURE FOOD GRADE Diatomaceous Earth - Fossil Shell Flour (TM)