Re: Sweet Peet Question

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It's actually made just a few miles from me in Westchester (not Long  
Island) and sold in bags and bulk all over the area.  They collect the  manure 
from local horse farms (local laws don't allow them to keep the manure  from 
barns on the properties) so Sweet Peat picks it up and brings it to their  
facility where they 'compost' it and add other organic material.  In the  
early days the product could be quiite 'hot' and inconsistent but it's been  
pretty stable for a number of years.

Because it contains manure from various farms and small horse  operations 
there's really no telling what's in the manure so I wouldn't  consider using 
it for an organic garden or project.  Horses can use  lots of meds and 
antibiotics.  On the other hand there's a nursery down the  street that mixes the 
sweet peat with a few other things to lighten it up  and it's wonderful in 
outdoor planting beds as a planting medium.

If anyone really needs more specific info please let me know and I'll see  
if there's any literature around and what I can glean from the retailers 
that  are selling it. 

Andrew Messinger
The Hampton Gardener is a  registered trade mark and is published every 
Thursday in The Southampton Press,  The Press , the Easthampton Press and 
27east.com

In a message dated 5/22/2012 7:44:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
pgricus@verizon.net writes:

Hello  Smart Gardeners!

Do any of you have any experience with a mulch product  called Sweet Peet? 
It's being marketing locally and I've had two clients ask  about it this 
week. The only info I'm finding online is marketing hype.  According to the 
manufacturer,  It's peat moss, manure and an unnamed  soil conditioner which 
"transforms" itself into humusâso 4 products in one?!  
It's not bad stuff, just expensive.  It's sold in bags and is several  
dollars more than any other compost  bagged product in the garden  centers. 

Thanks,
Phyllis

Phyllis Gricus
Landscape  Designer
Landscape Design  Studio

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