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The Problem with Using Peat Moss (and What to Use Instead)
Related: The 3 Best Soil for Succulents Our Editors Recommend When discussing peat moss for gardening, at least in the United ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph13h
Grant: It's time to care for azaleas
Tyler is known far and wide for its beautiful azaleas, and it’s important we treat these East Texas icons with the notoriety ...
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What Is Peat Vs. Peat Moss? (And Where You Could Be Using Them)
Well, peat moss, often referred to as sphagnum moss, is fibrous and airy in texture, made up solely of the top layer of the peat. This makes it a popular component of potting mixes and seed ...
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AeroGarden review: I tried the indoor garden. Here’s who should get one
It comes with everything you need to start growing, including the 20-watt LED glow light, seed pods — pre-seeded cylinders of Canadian Sphagnum peat moss — plastic “grow domes” that help ...
Phys.org1mon
Reusable moss-based adsorbent can help clean up oil spills
Hidden within sphagnum moss, commonly known as peat moss, is an adsorbent material that can help us combat oil spills. A study by researchers from China presents a new bio-based oil adsorbent ...
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Bogs hold a key to climate solutions through carbon sequestration, but many have been drained
“Sphagnum moss itself is incredible,” Colwell noted. “It’s very slow growing.” It grows so slowly, in fact, that it can take thousands and thousands of years for a peat bog to develo ...
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Sphagnum moss planting | 6th March
In association with Moors for the Future Partnership, BMC volunteers will be planting sphagnum moss in the Goyt Valley area of the Peak District, close to Buxton. Sphagnum moss is a key building block ...