Help with dry peat moss!!
Jessica Frost-Ballas
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Comments (2)That's a pretty common occurance. Peat moss is hydrophobic, but not permanently. Usually when you topdress with peat moss it helps if you do light waterings in five minute cycles, a few times for the first day. So if you have 4 watering zones, do five minutes at each zone 3 or 4 times. After that you can resume your normal watering cycle....See MoreBuying peat/ peat moss
Comments (2)oldmonk, check out the link below for information on Sphagnum moss suppliers for a start. Canadian and Chinese S/Moss is shipped all over the world. "Horton" Here is a link that might be useful: Sphagnum Moss Suppliers...See MoreCoco Peat, Coco Coir, Peat Moss...where?
Comments (19)I also have found coco coir to be excellent for seed germination. Coir is going to be superior peat for this for the same reason a paper towel is. It actually allows the seed to stay consistently moist. Peat dries out faster and doesn't have a reliable pH. You also don't have to worry about a bunch of sticks with coco. No nutes necessary for germination. The seed has its own food. Problem is, you have to transplant pretty soon or use liquid fertilizer if you use a medium without nutrients. I make soil blocks with a coco coir/vermicast/sifted compost mix so I don't have to worry about a quick transplant. Coco also won't mold or grow moss and algae on it like peat moss does. At least not until you put nutrients on it. It's just you adding the nutes instead of a pump. There is a very good reason peat isn't used for hydroponics but coco is. Coco is more stable, nearly all brands desalinate as they know the hydro industry is their number 1 customer - so normally no worries concerning salt, and it it's great for aeration because it doesn't break down as fast as peat moss. In fact, I sterilize, desalinate, and reuse the coco for my hydro plants. It lasts at least 3 growing cycles of tomatoes and many more for lettuce (shorter cycles is why). For anyone thinking, "But I don't do hydro," keep in mind that potted plants that require liquid fertilizer is hydro. It's just you adding the nutes instead of a pump. I hold no illusion that coco is more environmentally friendly. I did, because I fell for the media hype. But the reality is otherwise and I now definitely recognize this....See Moresphagnum peat moss vs peat moss
Comments (2)The best way to tell between the two types of peat moss is that sphagnum peat comes in dry bails and is light weight for the size and compost peat comes in bags and is moist and heavy. You can also use long fiber sphagnum for carnivorous plants which comes in much smaller bags aka Orchid moss....See Moredigdirt2
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