Supposedly Sphagnum Peat Moss

[marvin1997]

So where do you guys commonly get sphagnum peat from?

[marvin1997]

Wait,isn't the sphagnum peat in the website( the second one) given by poweramps same as the one David bought?

[poweramps]

David, you should definitely complain to Ace; they like to sell import stuff and never bother to think if the labels are understood or not since it is usually vague and in a foreign language.

[David]

Marvin,

Usually I get my sphagnum peat moss from Ace Hardware store packed under a Singapore company. Just that this time around I saw this new brand and wanted to try.

poweramps,

I've already complained to Ace customer service personel. Not sure if they will do anything about it. Will see if they still offer it in their shop.

[shamrock]

just saw this post - after buying a pack of the same sphagnum peat moss. i've taken photos to compare tourbe's with the s'pore brand. i did find a few twigs but not very many - about 4 one-inch ones when i took out about a kilo's worth of the peat moss.

need your advice, david. can i go ahead and use this cos the quality looks almost similar to the s'pore brand - just drier and a few odd twigs that can be removed.

s'pore brand:




this is what the peat moss is like in my tourbe packet:





i came across a few of these twigs but not very many so far:

[David]

Well, my packet definally had more twigs as compared to the pack you bought. Besides the twigs, can we be sure the rest of the stuff is sphagnum peat?

[shamrock]

thanks for the response, david. i'll use it in the garden and try some on my spare dros like brumanii and spats. then wait and see what effect it has on them.

[David]

Besides the twigs, if you look closely at the media you will find peat mixed together with sphagnum peat.

I figure Neps will do fine unless they have already mix fertilier in the media. If it is still poor in nutrients, I think some drosera might do well too. But if you are using this media to grow your CPs in a terrarium or grow chamber indoors, fungus will grow in the media if it has normal peat in it. As you all know if it is purely sphagnum peat, fungus will not grow.