If it were me , I'd wait and exchange it.
I don't know for sure why, but Stall Dry is not one of the recommended ones. I have only heard of Dry stall being used, which is what I use. It's a pumice material.

"Enhanced with Clay" sounds to me, could break down like Chris mentioned.

I know it's frustrating, but I would wait and exchange it.

It's dumb, but feed stores are closed here In AZ. on Sunday too... Grrr...

Thank you for the replies. I won't be able to exchange it until next weekend, so I'm off to Napa to buy the Floor Dry. Who knew it could be this complicated? But fun.....

I'm sorry it is a little bit of trouble now , but worth it in the end. Please share pictures when your done. :)

Teresa,

You're getting off relatively easily. Welcome to the trials and tribulations of getting a preferred soil mix's ingredients. The stories we can tell about what we do for our plants...

And Jojo's right. Don't mess around with that Stall-Dry stuff in your mix. I guess it could be made to work, but not without more than a little work.

This post was edited by cactusmcharris on Sun, Jun 22, 14 at 19:32

Oh, dear. I'm the one who told everyone ages ago (when succulents first started getting popular) to simply use Dry Stall rather than trying to track down pumice. Tack and feed stores were an inexpensive source, but it took some explaining to get people to understand why they sell pumice (it absorbs excess moisture in horse stalls) and why it's good for succulents (it absorbs excess moisture in soil so roots don't rot, and it also helps to aerate the soil). For some unknown reason, Dry Stall has vanished and Stall Dry now is everywhere. It's basically kitty litter. Don't use it as a soil amendment for potted plants, succulents or otherwise. Instead go to Google (or Amazon) and search for "horticultural pumice." It's become widely available due to demand. Learn more on the "Succulent Soil and Amendments" page of my website.

Drystall hasn't vanished, and pumice, thanks to companies like General Pumice Products, is a lot more readily available, if no less cheaper. But I don't mind updating this thread every five years, so here's this demi-decade's contribution.

Not Horsing Around With Soil Amendments

I used bentonite once. Its just clay. Not the good kind. I also used zeolite, and unlike the former, didnt turn to mud.

Bentonite was used as a plot device in a British mystery we saw last night. The fellow was tortured at an abandoned cat litter factory, and he had bentonite under his fingernails.

Does anyone have the manufacturer name on the correct "Dry Stall" product, in the 40 pound bag? If you have a link to that manufacturer's product page please post that too.

I know the HQ for Dry Stall is in Orange County but all I have is a phone number that I called a few years back to find the nearest feed store to me in So Cal, hope this helps, 949-493-7825

Yippy!! I have extra Dry Stall (not Stall Dry), left over from when my son's dog was sick (gross story I wont share lol).

Hopefully the dog is ok now) Glad you have some to use.