Re: soil preparation
I got 40 lb bags from Home Depot.
Pat Russell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Coale, Lucia" <LCOALE@partners.org>
To: <sqft-l@xena.pkiclue.com>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 10:59 AM
Subject: RE: [Sqft-l] 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
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BssnRX@aol.com [SMTP:BssnRX@aol.com]
> > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 10:50 AM
> > To: sqft-l@xena.pkiclue.com
> > Subject: Re: [Sqft-l] 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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