Re: soil preparation

In a message dated 5/20/02 7:17:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, LCOALE@PARTNERS.ORG writes:


My question is, does the peat have to be
moistened before using ( eek ! ) or can it be used dry and then watered in
with the other components upon completion to ready the bed.  
Thanks very much for your input.


I find it better to start with moist peat. Once it's in the bed water will sit on top of it and take forever to soak in. I don't use peat anymore, since I've been gardening in the same place for 8 years now and my beds are well established and produce lots of stuff for compost, but when I was starting new beds I always opened the bags of peat a week or so before using them and poured small amounts of water in the top several times per day. After a week the peat was usually pretty moist all the way to the bottom of the bag. (40 LB bags)
Hope this helps a bit.
Jim K in Hyde Pahk Mass
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