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ive been given a bag of peat now i know its frowned upon but as i have it im going to use it. should i just spread it out over my raised beds or dig it in (when it finally stops raining).
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my plot march 2013http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvzqRS0_hbQ
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If we use it (the stuff that is dredged from reservoirs that is, not from bogs), we put it in with compost to make seed compost.To see a world in a grain of sand
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Isn't peat a bit acidic
? You can save peat for potting up plants with acidic soil requirements like blueberry, cranberry, azalea, rhododenron, camelia, pieris etc or as SBP pointed out, can be mixed with compost to make seed compost.
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Peat has virtually no nutrient - it's more of a bulking up ingredient.
I'm not sure you'll get much benefit from spreading it on your beds, or even digging it in.
As very precious resource, I would use it for sowing - it is its benefit in this area which has made it so popular.
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Post it back to the bog?
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