Using peat in the garden.
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tippben Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 921 Location: north tipperary
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:37 pm Post subject: Using peat in the garden. |
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We inherited a large pile of old dry turf from my father in law. Lots of it has degraded, and turned to very small lumps and powder. We don't buy peat turf, as we have good access to sustainable wood as fuel instead, but we are going to burn what we already have. If I sieve out the pile, to save the burnable bits (using a homemade chicken wire sieve, then a normal soil sieve), what is the best way to use the resultant dust and small scraps in the garden? It is about five years old, and very dry. |
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Sive Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 1731 Location: Co.Wexford
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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How about adding it, a little at a time into your compost heaps ?? |
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 10 Nov 2008 Posts: 2300 Location: Mid-west.
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Blowin Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 930 Location: Drimoleague, Co Cork
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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With peat dust, sawdust and coal dust I actually use it for its original purpose by saving bread bags (or other polythene bags) and half filling them, then putting them on the fire on top of larger stuff so that it doesn't fall through. _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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Margo Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Posts: 1984 Location: Summerhill Mayo Ireland
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:09 am Post subject: |
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We put our dust in juice/milk cartons and put on the fire or just bank up the fire overnight with it. It will still be alight in the morning. |
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