"If soil is poorly drained, add peat moss, vermiculite, wool pellets, or other amendments to promote better drainage," says Myers. If the infection is severe, a liquid fungicide may be necessary.

Peat Moss, that is. It may be time to say goodbye to Pete in the garden. Peat Moss, that is. Skip to content. Close. Back America's Newspaper. 1. Subscribe. Close Sign in.

There are plenty of alternatives to peat moss, like peat-free compost and coconut coir. Learn why peat moss has lost favor among gardeners, and make the change!

Q.: I've had snow mold in my yard, but that is not my problem now. I have a lot of moss in my grass, especially in the back yard, which is very shady. Someone has told me to rake it ...

Sphagnum grows remarkably slowly (about 1/25th of an inch per year). With that figure in mind, it will take 3,000 years for new peat to reach the necessary depth for commercial mining.

Peat moss, dug from bogs, has been the holy grail of soil amendments and potting mixes. Unfortunately, its days might be numbered. On the upside, there’s a good replacement.

Peat moss is harvested from bogs and fens around the world, but primarily in Canada and Russia. These water-logged bogs have taken carbon from the atmosphere and sequestered it for 10,000 to ...

I credit peat, in part, with the luscious success of my blueberry bushes. (I mixed a bucketful into the planting hole for each bush, and then, for more dramatic acidification, when needed, added ...

Harvesting peat moss destroys that ecosystem, and the supply will be depleted given the slow regeneration rate. More sustainable approaches. ... Compost and leaf mold, for instance, ...