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Seems like a win if you are a gardener looking to get the soil turned.

happytiger 3y ago
True. But the product wouldn’t be great around gardens because it’s pretty dang toxic. https://cessco.us/files/DEXPAN__Non_Explosive_Demolition_Agent.pdf https://cessco.us/files/DEXPAN__Non_Explosive_Demolition_Age... I’ve used it, and many competitors, and you need full PPE to handle. Great stuff though.
- coryrc 3y ago
  It's table salt, rust, sand, and ceramic. It's not toxic in the least. Corrosive, yes. Breathing in silica is not good long term. But it's about as toxic as beach sand.
  - happytiger 3y ago
    Well say what you want about it but I wouldn’t want to have a plate full of vegetables grown in pure Calcium hydroxide and the stuff is terribly unpleasant to use even if it isn’t technically “toxic” in the literal sense. Here’s the safety information: SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION - Category 2 SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/ EYE IRRITATION - Category 1 SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (SINGLE EXPOSURE) (Respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 This is just Dexpan, but here’s the safety data sheet: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0015/7777/9270/files/dexpan-sds-safety-data-sheet-english.pdf?287 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0015/7777/9270/files/dexpa... Do bear in mind that they don’t disclose the full formula for competitive reasons so we don’t really know what all is in it. Bon appetite!
- ChuckMcM 3y ago
  To be fair, growing stuff in what constitutes "soil" in Las Vegas back yards is kind of hit or miss. As a kid, with my parents help, we eventually managed some decent gardens by building a raised bed and filling that with something the plants could deal with. :-) The point is valid though, it will throw off the Ph quite a bit if you have it mixed in with what is left of the caliche. One of the houses on the block where I had lived refilled the hole, left when the pool contractor threw up their hands, with agricultural fill dirt. They had a very nice yard.

True. But the product wouldn’t be great around gardens because it’s pretty dang toxic. https://cessco.us/files/DEXPAN__Non_Explosive_Demolition_Agent.pdf https://cessco.us/files/DEXPAN__Non_Explosive_Demolition_Age... I’ve used it, and many competitors, and you need full PPE to handle. Great stuff though.

coryrc 3y ago
It's table salt, rust, sand, and ceramic. It's not toxic in the least. Corrosive, yes. Breathing in silica is not good long term. But it's about as toxic as beach sand.
- happytiger 3y ago
  Well say what you want about it but I wouldn’t want to have a plate full of vegetables grown in pure Calcium hydroxide and the stuff is terribly unpleasant to use even if it isn’t technically “toxic” in the literal sense. Here’s the safety information: SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION - Category 2 SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/ EYE IRRITATION - Category 1 SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (SINGLE EXPOSURE) (Respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 This is just Dexpan, but here’s the safety data sheet: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0015/7777/9270/files/dexpan-sds-safety-data-sheet-english.pdf?287 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0015/7777/9270/files/dexpa... Do bear in mind that they don’t disclose the full formula for competitive reasons so we don’t really know what all is in it. Bon appetite!
ChuckMcM 3y ago
To be fair, growing stuff in what constitutes "soil" in Las Vegas back yards is kind of hit or miss. As a kid, with my parents help, we eventually managed some decent gardens by building a raised bed and filling that with something the plants could deal with. :-) The point is valid though, it will throw off the Ph quite a bit if you have it mixed in with what is left of the caliche. One of the houses on the block where I had lived refilled the hole, left when the pool contractor threw up their hands, with agricultural fill dirt. They had a very nice yard.