Peat moss--answering my own question
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- Subject: Peat moss--answering my own question
- From: E* C*
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:07:04 -0400
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Hi, FYI--in case it will help
anyone,
Last night I checked some gardening books at the
library and discovered that peat moss holds up to 20x it's weight in
water. More than vermiculite, perlite or compost. Assuming that's
the reason for using a lot of it in the "lasagna garden" method, I
guess nothing else is as good. And it may explain why my original
cinderblock bed is doing so well. I didn't have enough compost to fill it,
and had run out to buy potting mix at K-Mart. Which, luckily, contained a
lot of peat moss.
Erica
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