RE: Nep soils Topic 14

From: Mellard, David (dam7@cdc.gov)
Date: Fri Nov 21 1997 - 06:25:00 PST 

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 09:25:00 -0500
From: "Mellard, David" <dam7@cdc.gov>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg4471$foo@default>
Subject: RE: Nep soils Topic 14

 Is that "Peat Moss", as in sphagnum moss before decomposition to peat,
or
"Moss Peat", the end product? The only "milled" medium I have seen is
"Milled Moss Peat" (from New Zealand), i.e. the brown, powdery,
difficult-to-wet stuff.

I'm confused by the terminology here (and have been with other similar
postings),

Chuckle, I get confused, too. If I remember the packaging correctly,
it's call Milled Sphagnum Peat. How's that for confusion. It comes
from Canada and my guess is that it's a block of partially decayed
sphagnum moss that has been ground to a fine powder. I will check to be
sure, though.

What stikes me about all the Nep. mixes being posted is that Nep are
like orchids. They will grow in a lot of different mixes if the grower
is good at husbandry.

David

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