"Andrew Ostrander" wrote in message
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I replied earlier, but I inadvertently sent it to only one person. Here it
is for the group.

The peat moss sounds like a fine idea to me, despite what some others have
speculated. I would go with a report from someone who has tried it long
before I'd go with the nay-sayers on this newsgroup who have not. Your
climate matters a lot of course. As to cost, that varies too; around here
peat moss is extremely cheap; it comes on a truck by the yard if you want
it.

I sympathize with the original poster, who asked a simple question and
got
sermons in response, but never an answer. (No, I don't know either where
to buy such a blower.)

Nobody else knows where to buy one, either. Imagine trying to blow feathers
onto your lawn, or flour. That's what it would be like to try and blow peat
moss onto the lawn.



As added material, I will point out that using peat moss to start a lawn
implies that it will be kept moist. Moist peat moss won't blow anywhere,
and neither will it wick water from the ground. As for wicking
significant
water out of the ground, I know that peat pots do that if they are only
partly buried, but I think this is sufficiently different.

Added even later (From http://www.greengate.ca/lawns_sod/): "After
seeding
apply a thin layer of peat moss over the entire area. This helps retain
moisture and holds the seed to ensure a quality product." So the idea is
not unknown.

The sarcastic tone of some posters here, who wrote from ignorance as if
they
actually knew something about the topic, is not justified.

The responses became sarcastic when the OP decided she didn't like the
answers, and only wanted to hear "yes", when in fact, the answer is "no". If
you don't have an open mind when you ask questions, then don't ask.