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Post by Devon on May 21, 2012 19:32:39 GMT -5
Hello!
I'm always looking to find higher quality soil to improve the health of my indoor plants, which always seem sensitive to soil if not washed. I buy Premier Peat Moss. My plants grow fine in it if it is washed, but if it isn't, there will sometimes be mould, slime, and moss that forms, and there is a lot of mineral build up that deforms the growth on certain Drosera.
So what brand of peat do you buy?
Thanks!
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Post by nwflytrap on May 21, 2012 20:09:17 GMT -5
I've only used Sunshine brand. It was what was available when I started into CPs. I haven't had any issues with it so far. Especially in regards to mineral build up.
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Post by Devon on May 21, 2012 20:12:20 GMT -5
That's exactly what I heard is the best brand. Is it nice and fluffy like I heard also?
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Post by peatmoss on May 21, 2012 20:16:56 GMT -5
I use stuff that I bought ages ago, got a huge bale. Never wash or rinse it, just mix my soils right up... Full of sticks and clumps also,
I don't question my success, I just go along with it...
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Post by nwflytrap on May 21, 2012 21:37:32 GMT -5
Once you break it up it is quite fluffy I guess. It's one of the easier brands I've had for breaking apart. Some of them you need to take a shovel to, but this one is fairly simple with just your fingers.
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Post by shoggoths on May 22, 2012 9:21:02 GMT -5
I've tried Schultz and Miracle Grow sieved peat moss.
I only boiled my mixt and not wash it deeply and got some mould and algua problem with both of them.
I have less problem with bale peat moss like the Premier kind. There's more stick in it but seems to have less additives.
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Post by lloyd on May 22, 2012 10:57:48 GMT -5
Why not just buy the cubes (look for the sustainable label)? They're cheap & seem fine to me.
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Post by Raymond on May 22, 2012 14:28:31 GMT -5
Those are the kind I use only $5 a 3.8 cubic feet no problems so far ;D
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Post by Devon on May 22, 2012 14:55:21 GMT -5
Thanks for all of the replies. I'm going to try to find a cube/bale of sunshine brand.
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Post by bonfield on May 22, 2012 14:57:18 GMT -5
Fafard isn't too bad, either.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Oct 5, 2013 13:05:40 GMT -5
With my Big Jaws Cultivar, I used Premier sphagnum peat moss and Aquarium gravel rinsed in RO water for aeration. They started out has 3 leaves/traps and using this combination with Steam distilled water they shot up a new stem almost weekly. I used the tray method watering so anything in the peat was pulled to the bottom of the pot out into the tray of water( I had to put them in fresh water until peat did not run out the drainage holes in the pot) I now have 7 stems 2 of which are open and the rest are starting to open I recently took the plant out of the soil and it had a healthy corm, Rhizome and root system !
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Post by H2O on Oct 5, 2013 13:09:41 GMT -5
This post is over a year old, please try to avoid necroposting unless you have something new and constructive to add.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Oct 5, 2013 14:29:40 GMT -5
If these posts are over a year old why can people post to it? I can see reading the posts but in all fairness this person probably is no longer a member. I would message the person about the post to see if they still wanted people to post to it or delete it and if I did not get a reply after a specified time I would delete the post anyway!.
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Post by H2O on Oct 5, 2013 14:43:04 GMT -5
We don't delete old threads because new members can go back and gather information. This way people can use the search function and find old posts that are relevant to a question they have. This usually stops people from asking the same questions over again, much of the time those questions have been discussed in-depth and have great answers. When that question is posted again you are unlikely to get the same in-depth answer (or any answer at all)
Basic form etiquette is to not post on old thread unless you have something new and relevant to add to the thread. Most of the time this new information warrants a new thread anyways.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Oct 6, 2013 10:43:05 GMT -5
We don't delete old threads because new members can go back and gather information. This way people can use the search function and find old posts that are relevant to a question they have. This usually stops people from asking the same questions over again, much of the time those questions have been discussed in-depth and have great answers. When that question is posted again you are unlikely to get the same in-depth answer (or any answer at all) Basic form etiquette is to not post on old thread unless you have something new and relevant to add to the thread. Most of the time this new information warrants a new thread anyways. Here is that pic of my Big Jaws took today with 7 leaves and 2 open traps. Attachment Deleted
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