Baking clay

[fish wrangler]

How long and hot should I bake some clay I dug up from my backyard? I tried google but I just found how to clean clay pots.

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[Gillie]

Hmm, I don't think I have an answer for that. I would search for pottery forums, it's possible that you'll find an answer there.

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[fish wrangler]

Ok, didn't know because I want to kill anything in the clay not so much cure it if that makes any sense.

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[Gillie]

Is this for a fertilizer type use?

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[fish wrangler]

Yes, want to use some 1/2" balls under my floramax for the clays high CEC value.

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[Gillie]

I would think that giving it a good bake at a fairly high temp would work, of course you would have to reconstitute it afterwards.

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[fish wrangler]

So 300 degrees for 8 minutes should be good? I would pour water over them so I could mold them how I wanted.

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[Gillie]

It sounds like a decent plan

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