What Do You Do With Your Soil Fines?

[Apex37]

Just curious what others use their sifted fines for?
I was thinking maybe for cuttings or mixing in with my cacti/succulent mix. I got an overfilled 5gal bucket I need to free up. All of it is APL.

 

[John P.]

Definitely good for cuttings.

 

[LuZiKui]

I think a lot of people use it to make muck... but that's a lot of muck if you have 5 gallons of fines!!

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[Tums]

I'd rather not have any fines in my cacti mix either. I haven't found much to do with the fines so I just dump them into the garden.

 

[Mikecheck123]

I use it for willows.

 

[Paradox]

I saved some to make muck if I needed to. The rest I throw away

 

[Colorado]

I saved fines for awhile but I never needed up using them for anything so I just threw them out. Even for seed starting, cuttings, etc I find there are better options than fines.

 

[HENDO]

Sift the fines further with a mini mesh and make MINI APL for mame/shohin! Not recommended for developing plants. The dust gets tossed into the yard or trash.

 

[nuttiest]

Try using for fine aggregate in a portand cement project.

 

[arreaux]

I used mine for germinating a bunch of JBP seedlings. The smaller fines ended up in the yard...

 

[M. Frary]

I use the dust from the D E. around the base of my house to deter ants.
Any larger particles go in the mix.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

I use mine as lawn supplement. The lawn gets walked on a lot, so the fines provide a nice airy top layer. Mix it into potting soil as well for annuals.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I dump fines in garden or on lawn.

 

[Gr8tfuldad]

Fines are going in chicken coop as litter and then composted into soil for garden.