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Here are the simple facts: Canada has over 270 million acres of peat bogs which produce peat moss. Each year the peat moss industry harvests only 40,000 acres of peat moss mostly for horticultural use. If you do the math that comes to one of every 6,000 acres of peat moss is harvested each year. And here is the cherry on top. Peat bogs are living entities. The peat bogs grow 70% more peat moss each year than is harvested. With that data I consider peat definitely a renewaable. There are plenty of research conducted by numerous Universities about Sphagnum Peat Moss vs Coco Coir that condradicts your statement. There are pros and cons to both, I've tried both.Their are several different grades of peat moss, and I only use Alaskan Peat Moss in my soil, and from my experience it outperformed Coco.Peat isnt a resource that can regenerate itself. Coco is and is far better once a few aspects are covered. Hard to teach a old dog new tricks but give it a try and im almost 100% sure you wont look back. As for going full organic with coco its the same as using peat... Done multi tests with super cocos strait water feeding and with a few ammendment and teas added during early to mid flower is a win win
I live in alaska and i know peat and im telling you once you mine out the peat in the area it will never come back and the surounding areas around the mined out area will dry up and die off. There is a small amount of regrowth but takes lifetimes to see it. Theres tons of miss info showing peat as a the best option but coco owns been there done that.Here are the simple facts: Canada has over 270 million acres of peat bogs which produce peat moss. Each year the peat moss industry harvests only 40,000 acres of peat moss mostly for horticultural use. If you do the math that comes to one of every 6,000 acres of peat moss is harvested each year. And here is the cherry on top. Peat bogs are living entities. The peat bogs grow 70% more peat moss each year than is harvested. With that data I consider peat definitely a renewaable. There are plenty of research conducted by numerous Universities about Sphagnum Peat Moss vs Coco Coir that condradicts your statement. There are pros and cons to both, I've tried both.Their are several different grades of peat moss, and I only use Alaskan Peat Moss in my soil, and from my experience it outperformed Coco.
The only thing I've found where peat is superior is CEC. Aside from that, I don't see how it outperforms coco. If you like a ph around 4 then peat gets the nod there too.Alaskan Peat is a company that harvest SphagnumPeat Moss from Northern Alberta, not Alaska. Like I said plenty of data that contradicts your statements. " tons of misinformation about Peat" so multi test conducted by numerous universities are lying ? Is it a Peat Moss conspiracy ? Easy for anyone to research and experiment themselves. Coco being far superior to Sphagnum Peat Moss takes the cake as far as misinformation goes.
I buy pre rinsed coco. Most bagged coco is triple washed. If you buy a block/bale you will likely have to rinse it.Yea but with the cec in coco, what do you have to do differently than with pest while preparing the medium? Besides rinse it... which is almost enough for me to say 'neh..' in its own.
uhhhhhh ... so yea .... uhhhh ... sign a gangsta up...I'm about to take a few cuts off this mothers milk,time to get her back on the bud making roster..
Well said buddyThe only thing I've found where peat is superior is CEC. Aside from that, I don't see how it outperforms coco. If you like a ph around 4 then peat gets the nod there too.
Coco is a byproduct of an already existing industry. Peat is not. It is mined almost exclusively for horticulture. There is no way to dredge a peat bog without destroying the ecosystem that has been established over hundreds of years. Period.
If you prefer peat, great. Use it. I've used both over the course of many years and I prefer coco. Unless you own stock in a company that mines peat, I don't understand your point here?? Where is the misinformation? Is coco's ph not better suited for the plant we're growing? Does coco not provide better aeration, and water retention than peat?
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/coir-sustainable-alternative-peat-moss-gardenhttps://cpl.usu.edu/files/publications/factsheet/pub__9468201.pdf
http://www.scienceofnature.info/media/articles/cocovspeat.pdf
My point is despite the scientific data you continuing to make statement coco coir is superior to Sphagnum Peat Moss , pros and cons to both. My point pretty clear...
That's almost exactly how I do it and I love my results!Peat isnt a resource that can regenerate itself. Coco is and is far better once a few aspects are covered. Hard to teach a old dog new tricks but give it a try and im almost 100% sure you wont look back. As for going full organic with coco its the same as using peat... Done multi tests with super cocos strait water feeding and with a few ammendment and teas added during early to mid flower is a win win
On Par, based on this study , others Coir didn't compare to CSPM in overall growth. Yes you like coco coir over Peat Moss and I have no issue with any of that I was simply stating " coir being far superior to Peat " is misleading. For my method of growing I get better results with CSPM, to each there own. Happy growing.http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/coir-sustainable-alternative-peat-moss-garden
"Researchers at Auburn University and University of Arkansas compared peat and coir as soil amendments for horticulture. They found that coir performed on par with peat.
Coir has proven to hold moisture well, wet more easily than peat, drain well, decompose more slowly and withstand compression better than peat. Plus coir dust does not have the small sticks and possible seeds that peat has."
"But most gardeners probably don't realize that peat takes hundreds of years to form, explained Linda McMahan, horticulturist with the Oregon State University Extension Service.
Wetland ecologists say that peat is being harvested at non-sustainable rates. While the peat industry argues that peatlands can be managed at sustainable levels, it recognizes that alternatives to peat must be developed in order to meet environmental concerns of consumers and contend with increased regulation of peatland exploitation."
I agree that there are pros and cons to both. In MY garden I prefer coco coir. I have no vested interest in one over the other, I'm just using what's worked best for me. The fact that it's more enviornmentally friendly is an added bonus. To each their own.