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[hallerlake]

OK so I had / have no idea about peatmoss. I didn't know it was non-renewable. But I also don't really know what it is or from where it comes.

Would somebody be willing to edamacate me wth out this turning into a big ugly? Please

Peat moss comes from peat bogs. It takes THOUSANDS of YEARS to form. It is also a delicately balanced ecosystem. Compost on the other hand takes WEEKS to form.

Freedom of choice is fine so long as you do no harm. Destroying ecosystems to use an irreplacable substance when there are much better substitutes is wrong.

Did I mention inhaling the dust can cause permanent lung damage? If your chickens are digging in it, and scratching it up in their coops and runs, they are breathing in the dust.

 

[beausonge]

OK so I had / have no idea about peatmoss. I didn't know it was non-renewable. But I also don't really know what it is or from where it comes.

Would somebody be willing to edamacate me wth out this turning into a big ugly? Please

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphagnum

 

[ReberRanch]

Hi! We're from Kent and are now on the forum!

 

[Imp]

Hi! We're from Kent and are now on the forum!

Hi ReberRanch,

I'm a long time customer, as are several others on here. I'm planning on stopping by on my way to work today. See ya then.

Russ

 

[Slinglings]

OK so I had / have no idea about peatmoss. I didn't know it was non-renewable. But I also don't really know what it is or from where it comes. 

Would somebody be willing to edamacate me wth out this turning into a big ugly? Please 

x2. I know nothing. Haven't ever considered using it because what we're using is working, but...I'd like to know more about what it is.

It is petrified sphagnum and basically unfinished coal. By harvesting and using peat, coal isn't forming that could be. It's an unnecessary use of fossil fuel. There are lots of other options.

I Think it damages the environment it is harvested from, but I don't know anything about that part.

 

[Breshcandra]

Sad day today. There is a very stong chance I am going to have to put my 7 year cat to sleep. Took him to the vet this morning and they discovered he has almost no kidney function. They are doing one last test to see if there is any viable kidney left. One of the kidneys he couldn't even find.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Hi! We're from Kent and are now on the forum!

Long time shopper in your store, we love it there and were just there yesterday! Thanks for a great family run business.

 

[Imp]

Sad day today. There is a very stong chance I am going to have to put my 7 year cat to sleep. Took him to the vet this morning and they discovered he has almost no kidney function. They are doing one last test to see if there is any viable kidney left. One of the kidneys he couldn't even find.

I'm so sorry. It's hard.

I had to put my old lady cat down a couple weeks ago.

Russ

 

[RainMom]

Using peat moss is like cutting down old growth forest. There are much better, renewable substitutes.

Thanks for bringing this up- lots of folks don't know about peat.

We use Coir- which is the fiber from the outer coconut husk, and can be used for the things people use peat moss for. With all of the popularity of coconut products these days, it's become easily available. We use it in my son's tarantula cage as the base/bedding. It's also known as "coco fiber". Comes in a very solid brick.

 

[Totalcolour]

In my opinion - nobody ever should use peat moss. Never ever never ever never.

Nope - not ever.

It is a non-renewable natural resource. Once it is gone, it is gone forever. There are other things that will amend your soil just as well.

Just say NO to peat moss!!


/soapbox

I'm all for only using sustainable products if possible. We need to pay more attention to our planet, since it's the only home we have and are ever likely to have. We have destroyed so much already.