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Mon, May 7, 12 at 13:00
| Hi there,it's hard to get pure peat in the uk as we are discouraged from using it for ecological and environmental reasons. Can you recomend an alternative. would peat free compost do the trick and am I right htat it should'nt have growth enhancers in it and if so why? I've bought some perlite and vermiculite.,Looking fwd to getting started. This forum is amazing. |
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- Posted by plantman56 z6 PA (My Page) on Mon, May 14, 12 at 12:37
| What is in your potting soil they sell in UK ? Instead of peatmoss I just get a bag of potting soil, ( which is bascially peatmoss) and if it conains some bark chips, I just screen it out. Some of our potting soil also has has perlite included. However I will add extra perlite. Do you have coconut fiber (coir), that may also work. In my blog there are some photos and a recipe. |
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- Posted by naturedaughter 45 (My Page) on Tue, May 15, 12 at 0:21
| I have used crushed leaves as a peat substitute with good results.Try it with a small project and experiment for the results. Good luck. |
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- Posted by littlechicken uk (My Page) on Sun, May 20, 12 at 16:45
| Thanks for the advice. I managed to get hold of some peat taken from a site of no scientific interest but as it can never be replaced [unless we want to wait a few thousand years] I'm going to have a go with mushroom compost [ the waste from mushroom growers] which will no doubt have some peat in it but at least it's re-cycled. Will let you know if it's disaster or triumph. |
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| I've used coir, old tired potting medium/soil and wood shavings usually used for small animals or horse bedding, all with good results. |
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