Re: in search of

Hmm....maybe I should go get the 4cuft bag.  It's cheaper in the long run.
Only about $13.
I had planned to get both vermiculite & perlite at HD because I had a $10
card.  I ended up just taking 3 perlite to use up the card, since I know
I'll use it.  Interestingly, the 8qt bag (Scotts)on the shelf was much
thicker and heavier than the new bags he got out for me.  I suppose there's
moisture in the bag.  But then I looked at the 8qt bags at WalMart (private
label) and they seemed even thinner and lighter than the light, new Scotts
bags.  Still got a lot less for $11 than I would have with the 4cuft bag of
perlite at AgPlus, about $13, but since I had the $card it only cost me $1.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] in search of


> My HD used to carry it, but quit, I think, with the asbestos thing.
> Since then I've had to rely on small, independent garden centers. So
> far, haven't had any trouble finding it--it just costs more.
>
> On Jun 4, 2005, at 7:00 PM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing
> Center wrote:
>
> > Vermiculite.
> > What's going on?  I'm almost out of vermiculite and don't need (or
> > want to
> > store) the big 4cuft bag from AgPlus, so I tried Home Depot.  They
> > don't
> > carry it.  They carry the Scotts brand of everything (the way Lowe's
> > carries
> > Miracle Gro everything) and the salesman was there and he said that
> > they
> > don't want it.  So I checked Wal-Mart.  Nope.  And not just out of it;
> > they
> > don't carry it.  Admittedly, I haven't checked everywhere yet; I'll
> > try a
> > few places tonight, but what gives?  Could it be the asbestos scare?
> > Every
> > bag of vermiculite I've seen in the past few years has had a label
> > "Asbestos
> > Free" on it, so that shouldn't be a concern.
> >
> > Anyone else having trouble finding vermiculite?
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN Z5
> >
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
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> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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