How Do You Add Peat Moss To A Garden?
Adding peat moss improves garden soil. You should add peat moss in combination with your compost. Peat moss retains moisture in the garden, acting like a natural sponge. It is also a natural fertilizer; although it does not contain nutrients, it absorbs nutrients added to the soil or already present in the soil and acts as a time release vessel, releasing them back towards the roots of the plants slowly over time. Peat moss conditions soil by providing just the right balance of air and water to plants and soil. It also loosens a clay soil and binds a sandy one together. Peat moss is harvested from bogs (located mostly in Canada) and comes from partially-decomposed Sphagnum moss. Purchase enough peat moss for the area you wish to cover. Decide if you would like to use it as a mulch for gardening (covering the area and surrounding plants) or turn it directly into your compost pile or soil, as recommended by the The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association. A large, 3.8-cubic-foot bag of p
