RE: soil preparation
Jim -
Where do you find 40 LB bags of peat ???
I can't find large bags anywhere...Am a little embarrassed to ask my local
landscaper to deliver one cubic yard of peat ( not to mention that my
neighbors won't be pleased when it blows all over my neighborhood by the
time I get home from work...maybe I'll pawn veggies off on them to keep them
from complaining.... )
thanks -
Lucia
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> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 10:50 AM
> To: sqft-l@xena.pkiclue.com
> Subject: Re: [Sqft-l] soil preparation
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> In a message dated 5/20/02 7:17:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> LCOALE@PARTNERS.ORG writes:
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> My question is, does the peat have to be
> moistened before using ( eek ! ) or can it be used dry and then watered in
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> with the other components upon completion to ready the bed.
> Thanks very much for your input.
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> 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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