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See we all felt that being in so close in a small town such as Mossyrock
no stop lights not the country I grew up in 3/4 mile was a close neighbor back then..
but we three felt maybe better closer to the grocery the medical clinic the hospital
 
perchie.girl said:
Quote: Thanks Deb but I don't think they have peat moss. This is just a peat moss mixture, no dirt.
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Maybe a nursery could help.
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I put in two raised planting beds (4'x 4' by I think 12 inches high. I put down that weed preventer cloth (can't recall what its called) then did a soiless mix like I do for my house plants. equal parts peat moss, perlite and vermiculite. Boy did it cost plenty for the bags of stuff at a lumber yard out here (Menard's) the cheapest was the big bale of peat moss. Plus no mixing bowl,
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it was a lot harder trying to mix them all up- what a nightmare. Anyway I just got it for fancy hostas and they loved it. Also cats love to make it their litterbox. I DO NOT HAVE CATS. But everyone and his brother does and lets them free range all day. Plus squirrels keep digging up stuff between the plants and I have to put a rock over their hole(s) . Sometimes moth balls help. In dry weather I put down black pepper or cayenne, till the wind blows it away.

I was hoping I could build cages around them with hardware cloth and also for a top. But, I wouldn't be able to easily get to them and they wouldn't be able to spread naturally. So I just frustrate myself.

Wanted to order a nice soil mix but, the nursery charges like $ 70. to bring it two miles to my house. Plus you have to buy a truckload or more - so no go for that. Later I discovered Home Depot will order large bags of soil amendments perlite, etc. - no shipping charge if you pick up at the store. Not much fit in the back of a Toyota but, what else is new??
 
drumstick diva said:
I put in two raised planting beds (4'x 4' by I think 12 inches high. I put down that weed preventer cloth (can't recall what its called) then did a soiless mix like I do for my house plants. equal parts peat moss, perlite and vermiculite. Boy did it cost plenty for the bags of stuff at a lumber yard out here (Menard's) the cheapest was the big bale of peat moss. Plus no mixing bowl,
gig.gif
it was a lot harder trying to mix them all up- what a nightmare. Anyway I just got it for fancy hostas and they loved it. Also cats love to make it their litterbox. I DO NOT HAVE CATS. But everyone and his brother does and lets them free range all day. Plus squirrels keep digging up stuff between the plants and I have to put a rock over their hole(s) . Sometimes moth balls help. In dry weather I put down black pepper or cayenne, till the wind blows it away.

I was hoping I could build cages around them with hardware cloth and also for a top. But, I wouldn't be able to easily get to them and they wouldn't be able to spread naturally. So I just frustrate myself.

Wanted to order a nice soil mix but, the nursery charges like $ 70. to bring it two miles to my house. Plus you have to buy a truckload or more - so no go for that. Later I discovered Home Depot will order large bags of soil amendments perlite, etc. - no shipping charge if you pick up at the store. Not much fit in the back of a Toyota but, what else is new??
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Sounds like you had your work cut out for you. I hope you enjoy your new hostas. You could try putting some plastic forks in your raised bed to keep the cats away.


Diva I added fish meal, blood and bone meal and rabbit manure in my peat moss with some perlite.
Edited to add: I also added epsom salts.


We mixed everything in the wheelbarrow and then mixed it into the peat moss and old potting mix from last year to freshen it up.
It is a lot of work mixing it all up. Some people use those compost barrels that turn with a hand crank.
 
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