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Sweet Potato Storage Update
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Dan L wrote: Derald wrote: "David Hare-Scott" wrote: Would the peat moss cost more than the taters? Good point; newspaper, straw or any absorbent wicking material will work. I use newspaper, native pine straw or the (purchased) wheat straw that I use for mulch. Of course, the insulator should be dry material: Its purpose is to separate the sweet potatoes from one another, to absorb moisture and to wick condensate that may form on the potatoes' surfaces. Peat moss has other uses also. Good for lightening up the garden soil, used in making your own potting soil and if you soak it in water it makes that great material used for those wire like hanging baskets (looks like nesting material). My wife's parents bought a bale of peat moss every year and incorporated in their beds. This in N. Jersey where clay was more about than our sandy loam down here next to the pine barrens. Seem to recall there was some sort of heath issue with sphagnum moss but I’ve forgotten the particulars. Peat moss is OK! http://www.garden-services.com/sphagnum_moss.htm -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden |
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Sweet Potato Storage Update
Bill who putters wrote:
In article , Dan L wrote: Derald wrote: "David Hare-Scott" wrote: Would the peat moss cost more than the taters? Good point; newspaper, straw or any absorbent wicking material will work. I use newspaper, native pine straw or the (purchased) wheat straw that I use for mulch. Of course, the insulator should be dry material: Its purpose is to separate the sweet potatoes from one another, to absorb moisture and to wick condensate that may form on the potatoes' surfaces. Peat moss has other uses also. Good for lightening up the garden soil, used in making your own potting soil and if you soak it in water it makes that great material used for those wire like hanging baskets (looks like nesting material). My wife's parents bought a bale of peat moss every year and incorporated in their beds. This in N. Jersey where clay was more about than our sandy loam down here next to the pine barrens. Seem to recall there was some sort of heath issue with sphagnum moss but I’ve forgotten the particulars. Peat moss is OK! http://www.garden-services.com/sphagnum_moss.htm Thanks for the post on sphagnum moss. One more excuse to get rid or roses -- Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan) |
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Sweet Potato Storage Update
On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:17:12 -0500, Bill who putters
wrote: In article , Dan L wrote: Derald wrote: "David Hare-Scott" wrote: Would the peat moss cost more than the taters? Good point; newspaper, straw or any absorbent wicking material will work. I use newspaper, native pine straw or the (purchased) wheat straw that I use for mulch. Of course, the insulator should be dry material: Its purpose is to separate the sweet potatoes from one another, to absorb moisture and to wick condensate that may form on the potatoes' surfaces. Peat moss has other uses also. Good for lightening up the garden soil, used in making your own potting soil and if you soak it in water it makes that great material used for those wire like hanging baskets (looks like nesting material). My wife's parents bought a bale of peat moss every year and incorporated in their beds. This in N. Jersey where clay was more about than our sandy loam down here next to the pine barrens. Seem to recall there was some sort of heath issue with sphagnum moss but I’ve forgotten the particulars. Peat moss is OK! http://www.garden-services.com/sphagnum_moss.htm Our soil is heavy clay and we use a lot of peat moss as an amendment. I was always under the impression that sphagnum and peat moss were one and the same and peat moss was just dried, milled sphagnum moss so this health issue prompted me to do a quick search. First, I went out to the shed and checked some left over from this year's garden, it is a 3.8 cu. ft bale labeled Sphagnum Peat Moss. Next, I do the Google thing, defineeat moss http://tinyurl.com/2g9pj7l Here's a sample of the resultant 13 definitions. A valuable asset renowned for its ability to retain air and water. Peat moss is partially decomposed sphagnum moss or sedge and is used in making both compost and potting soil. Also known as Feat Moss(their typo) or simply Peat. plantcare.com/gardening-guides/soils/potting-soil-term.aspx Sphagnum is a genus of between 151 and 350 species of mosses commonly called peat moss, due to its prevalence in peat bogs and mires. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peat_Moss sphagnum: any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn I might be a little more careful using "peat moss" now. Ross. Southern Ontario, Canada. AgCanada Zone 5b 43º 17' 26.75" North 80º 13' 29.46" West |
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Sweet Potato Storage Update
"Bill who putters" wrote in message
Dan L wrote: Peat moss has other uses also. Good for lightening up the garden soil, used in making your own potting soil and if you soak it in water it makes that great material used for those wire like hanging baskets (looks like nesting material). My wife's parents bought a bale of peat moss every year and incorporated in their beds. This in N. Jersey where clay was more about than our sandy loam down here next to the pine barrens. Seem to recall there was some sort of heath issue with sphagnum moss but I’ve forgotten the particulars. Peat moss is OK! http://www.garden-services.com/sphagnum_moss.htm I'm stunned that any gardener these days would recommend, approve or in any way encourage the use of either spagnum or peat. The use of these in any garden where the gardener has even any mild concern for the environment is a total no-no. Coconut fibre is OK and is a very good replacement. |
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Sweet Potato Storage Update
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "Bill who putters" wrote in message Dan L wrote: Peat moss has other uses also. Good for lightening up the garden soil, used in making your own potting soil and if you soak it in water it makes that great material used for those wire like hanging baskets (looks like nesting material). My wife's parents bought a bale of peat moss every year and incorporated in their beds. This in N. Jersey where clay was more about than our sandy loam down here next to the pine barrens. Seem to recall there was some sort of heath issue with sphagnum moss but I’ve forgotten the particulars. Peat moss is OK! http://www.garden-services.com/sphagnum_moss.htm I'm stunned that any gardener these days would recommend, approve or in any way encourage the use of either spagnum or peat. The use of these in any garden where the gardener has even any mild concern for the environment is a total no-no. Coconut fibre is OK and is a very good replacement. What ? Care to elaborate ? I've never seen coconut fiber. http://www.peatmoss.com/pm-me2.php "In 1999, 1.2 million metric tonnes or about 10 million cubic metres of peat were produced in Canada. This volume of peat harvested each year is small in comparison to the estimated 70 million tonnes or more of peat that accumulates naturally each year in Canada. On a volume basis, there are an estimated three trillion cubic metres of peat deposits in Canada. Peat is accumulating nearly 60 times faster than the amount harvested." -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden |
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On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:36:56 +1100, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given
wrote: "Bill who putters" wrote in message Dan L wrote: Peat moss has other uses also. Good for lightening up the garden soil, used in making your own potting soil and if you soak it in water it makes that great material used for those wire like hanging baskets (looks like nesting material). My wife's parents bought a bale of peat moss every year and incorporated in their beds. This in N. Jersey where clay was more about than our sandy loam down here next to the pine barrens. Seem to recall there was some sort of heath issue with sphagnum moss but I’ve forgotten the particulars. Peat moss is OK! http://www.garden-services.com/sphagnum_moss.htm I'm stunned that any gardener these days would recommend, approve or in any way encourage the use of either spagnum or peat. The use of these in any garden where the gardener has even any mild concern for the environment is a total no-no. Would you care to elaborate on this statement? I'm located in Canada and I'm not aware of this 'concern for the environment' about the use of sphagnum peat moss in a garden? Is it that the resource is being depleted? It's not. That it carries Sporotrichosis? It doesn't. What then? Check out http://www.peatmoss.com/pm-efaq.phphh There are more than 270 million acres of peatlands in Canada. Of that, only one in 6,000 acres (or .016 percent) is being used for peat harvesting. Canadian sphagnum peat moss is a sustainable resource. Annually, peat moss accumulates at more than 70 times the rate it is harvested. Harvested bogs are returned to wetlands so the ecological balance of the area is maintained. Coconut fibre is OK and is a very good replacement. Canada apparently has an unlimited and completely renewable resource in the form of Sphagnum Peat Moss but, I don't remember ever seeing any great number of coconut palms. I just searched for Canadian retailers of both products. Coconut fibre, 1/2 cu. ft. block $13.28 Sphagnum Peat Moss, 3.8 cu ft. block $7.99 Ross. Southern Ontario, Canada. AgCanada Zone 5b 43º 17' 26.75" North 80º 13' 29.46" West |
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