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peat moss: see sphagnum sphagnum (sfăg`nəm) or peat moss, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Sphagnum, ..... Click the link for more information. . peat mossor sphagnum mossAny of more than 160 species of plants that make up the bryophyte genus Sphagnum, which grow in dense clumps around ponds, in swamps and bogs, on moist, acid cliffs, and on lakeshores from tropical to subpolar regions. These pale-green to deep-red plants can hold 20 times their weight in water. As they die and are compressed, they form organic peat, which is harvested and dried as fuel, as seedbed cover, and as shipping packaging for plants and live aquatic animals. Gardeners stir peat into soil to increase soil moisture, porosity, and acidity and to reduce erosion. |
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Use finished compost, leaf mold, peat moss, nitrohumus or whatever decomposed organic material you can lay your hands on, and mix in at least 12 cubic feet of amendment per 100 square feet of raised beds. He also suggested cogeneration to help with industries' electrical shortcomings, such as woodwaste, peat moss and ethanol production. Baking the tiles removed the peat moss and left holes to absorb sound . |
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