[Market-farming] where to buy things

Allan Balliett aballiett at frontiernet.net
Thu Dec 25 17:46:43 EST 2008


Beth- It doesn't seem like you have very demanding applications for 
peat moss. It's important, though, to be aware that there are an 
extreme range of grades in peat moss. The difference in how 
appropriate various grades of peat moss are for making starting mix, 
for example, are astounding. I'm pretty sure that True Value can't 
touch the professional hort grades of peat that Premiers sells 
through Griffin. I do know that the Premier peat moss sold through 
Lowes is farm more coarse and woody than the Premier professional 
hort.

This year I'm buying professional hort Premier Peatmoss in mini tote 
bags from Griffin. I don't recall the cost per sq ft but it is 
dramatically below the price of buying the same quantity in the 
smaller bags.

-Allan Balliett
West Virginia

>I have been able to order peat moss by the pallet from the local True Value
>hardware store. This year it was $9.99/ 3.8ft bag. Last year $6.49. Much
>less than from Griffins. It is Premier, and seemed fine to me. We use most
>of it for chicken bedding, but some mixed with compost, etc for plants.
>
>Beth Spaugh
>Rehoboth Homestead
>Peru NY
>http://rhomestead.com
>
>"How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." -
>Wendell Berry
>
>"Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances
>Moore Lappe
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>[mailto:market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Garth & Kim
>Travis
>Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 8:17 AM
>To: Market Farming
>Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers
>
>Greetings,
>I needed to buy a bunch more last year and yes the price at the big box
>store was way up.  I went to the small town hardware/lumber stores and
>got it much cheaper.  Actually, the small independent stores can be much
>cheaper these days than the big box stores.
>
>Remesh lasts for many years, I have some that is over 10 years old that
>I am still using in the garden.  We store it vertically, not laying on
>its side.
>
>Bright Blessings,
>Kim
>
>Allan Balliett wrote:
>>  Remesh: Remesh costs WAY MORE than what it did 2 years ago. Are you
>>  folks buying it or getting it used? If so, how do you do that? -Allan
>>  in WV
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