Peat moss is used for terrestrial plants both indoors and outdoors. It is spongy and holds enough water without being sopping wet, and is derived from digested Sphagnum moss, making it organic. Most people say that peat is not a renewable resource and therefore should not be used. And it turns out…most people would be correct. Really I think the confusion is peat moss vs. sphagnum moss Peat moss usually has that texture that you imagine when you think of moss. It’s thin a...
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Peat moss is used for terrestrial plants both indoors and outdoors. It is spongy and holds enough water without being sopping wet, and is derived from digested Sphagnum moss, making it organic. Most people say that peat is not a renewable resource and therefore should not be used. And it turns out…most people would be correct. Really I think the confusion is peat moss vs. sphagnum moss Peat moss usually has that texture that you imagine when you think of moss. It’s thin a...
Season 3: Cover CropsCover crops are a form of vegetation that is grown in raised beds, in-ground gardens, and animal grazing paddocks to improve soil fertility and tilth. These crops are not harvested for use but are left within the soil. Most often, cover crops are chopped and dropped before seed-set in order to return nutrients to the soil and prevent unwanted spreading. A lot of folks call cover crops the no cash- cash crop. We don’t harvest it so I think it’s widely underused. Peopl...
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Peat moss is used for terrestrial plants both indoors and outdoors. It is spongy and holds enough water without being sopping wet, and is derived from digested Sphagnum moss, making it organic. Most people say that peat is not a renewable resource and therefore should not be used. And it turns out…most people would be correct. Really I think the confusion is peat moss vs. sphagnum moss Peat moss usually has that texture that you imagine when you think of moss. It’s thin a...
