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Re: Curl grub

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The topic of Curl Grub has been addressed many times and my solution is to use a mix with at least 30% diatomite. They are what started my journey into inorganic mixes. You will never see another grub if you follow advice in any of these threads here :-)

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=19910&p=202176&hil ... ub#p202176
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=19703&p=199554&hil ... ub#p199554
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=18450&p=187276&hil ... ub#p187276

This one is a really good thread on them
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=18176&p=184205&hil ... ub#p184205

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Thanks Ken.
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