[Homestead] peat moss?

EarthNSky erthnsky at bellsouth.net
Fri Dec 21 19:20:26 EST 2007



Bill Jones wrote:

>> Most plants decompose with the help of bacteria and those same bacteria
>> will often suck up nitrogen in the soil.  Chances are you mulched and
>> mulched good to conserve water, but in the process you may have
>> inadvertently robbed your bushes of nitrogen.  
>>
> Yes, I'm abundantly familiar with this from using free "manure", and 
> that's what led me to alfalfa.  But why did Lynda praise it so?

I dunno, ask her..I haven't read all the posts yet

>

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