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Re: Peat moss--answering my own question

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In a message dated 7/16/99 7:09:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, erica@jersey.net 
writes:

> 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
Hi erica,
Peatmoss is harvested from peat bogs and is very old stuff. It took thousands 
of years to decomposs into it's present form.  It is not a planet concious 
product.
That is why every year in the fall I have lawn companies drop off a free load 
of leaves.  I mulch them up and store them over winter or work them into my 
garden beds.  It's natural. It's a waste product of todays society, and It's 
free (c:
	It holds 15% of water not bad. not as good as peat but it doesn't 
cost a dime. and is always available. If your worried about the acid content 
of leaves it isn't even as high as peat moss. Leaves also contain a long list 
of nutrients not found in peat.   The GardenGuy.


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