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Sun, Dec 5, 10 at 10:05
| I have a big bag of peat moss left over. No the long stringy kind but more like powder. I have heard you are not supposed to amend with peat? I want to put it in the dahlia soil. Does anyone know? |
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- Posted by oscarthecat z7MD (My Page) on Sun, Dec 5, 10 at 18:45
| Very sparingly Steve in Baltimore County |
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- Posted by butterfly4u 8 (My Page) on Mon, Dec 6, 10 at 23:51
| Don't put peat moss (the regular peat moss) in the soil for a dahila. They need very good drainage and peat moss will hold the water and rot the roots. You are talking about bringing the tubers in the home for winter right? In a pot? If you put it in the soil outside for your tubers next spring, you can put a little peat moss in the soil. A little. |
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| Peat moss is an excellent soil conditioner and one bag of peat moss would break up clay soil or add organic material to a small (10 x10 foot) garden. It is a bit acidic but that is good if your soil is too alkaline. Most of the expensive potting soils have a peat moss base. They add a surfactant to allow it to take up water quickly and some lime to increase the ph. |
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