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John Fielding,
CEO
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The peat moss industry generates at least 1 000 direct jobs during the production period out of which about 150 persons have full time employment throughout the year.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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There are no regulatory authorities governing the extraction of sphagnum moss from private land or from land owned by the state designated for sphagnum moss harvesting.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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The peat moss is placed (after boiling and cooling) in a container with a tight fitting lid and the eggs are taken off the mop and placed on the surface of the peat moss.
Jiffy pots are made of compressed peat moss and can be planted right into moist soil where they decompose and allow the passage of the root system through their walls.
Sphagnum peat moss is a natural, organic soil conditioner used by professional growers, horticulturists and amateur gardeners alike.
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Sarah Kennedy,
Fashion Model
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Peat moss is also an excellent visual aid to proper watering: When it is wet, peat moss is dark brown and as it dries it becomes a noticeably lighter shade of brown.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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The sphagnum moss is harvested from existing swamps that cover an area from Karamea in the north of the South Island to Haast in the top of the southern area of the South Island with isolated pockets of sphagnum moss in other areas outside this region.
Peat moss and sterilized potting soil are suitable beddings, and numerous rocks, branches, or other hiding areas are a necessity for this is a secretive sort of critter.
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Billie Kirgan,
Machinist
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Germinate the easy varieties in a commercial mix of peat moss or sterile sphagnum moss mixed with an equal amount of perlite or vermiculite.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Sphagnum moss has a high cation exchange capacity (which is why it is used extensively in plant propagation either as sphagnum moss or in its decomposed peat moss state) which is to say that sphagnum moss has the ability to transfer nutrients extremely well; due predominantly to unesterified polyuronic acid molecules.
Many people prefer to use two parts inorganic grit to one part peat moss The peat moss is relatively sterile and tends to discourage fungal and bacterial contamination.
At Acadian Peat Moss, we have an on-going commitment to research and development to ensure that this most precious natural resource is managed properly and is sustainable for generations to come.
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