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  2. Peat moss a boon for gardeners, but renewable alternatives ...

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  3. Coir - Wikipedia

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    Due to the increasing concern regarding the sustainability of producing sphagnum (peat moss) and peat from peatlands, usage of alternative substrates has been on the rise; the byproduct coir is one commonly used substitute. [20] Many sources of coir however are heavily contaminated with pathogenic fungi, and the choice of the source is important.

  4. Paludiculture - Wikipedia

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    They found that peat moss can be grown on black peat. [39] In Sedelsberg, researchers found cultivating Sphagnum on black peat to be "expensive and time-consuming". Researchers at the Südfeld project in 2002 observed a small increase in peat moss, and increasing reeds, cattails, and willows. [ 38 ]

  5. Sun Gro Horticulture - Wikipedia

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    2006 Acquired Normiska Peat. 2007 Sun Gro acquired Quebec peat moss producer Tourbiere Omer Belanger Inc. for $3.9 million. [6] 2007 Acquired Kellogg-Rich Grow. 2007 Acquired Grow Best Holdings, LLC for US$20.3 million. Grow Best Holdings owns Florida Potting Soils, Inc. and Sunshine Peat, Inc., both based in Orlando, Florida.

  6. A Stroll Through the Garden: The wisdom behind mosses as an ...

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    A moss lawn won’t grow much taller than 4 inches, so you can put away the old lawnmower for good. No more air pollution, noise pollution or insects killed by the mower blades. A moss lawn will ...

  7. Sphagnopsida - Wikipedia

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    Sphagnopsida is a class of mosses that includes a single subclass Sphagnidae, with two orders.It is estimated it originated about 465 million years ago, along with Takakia. [1]

  8. List of bogs - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of bogs, wetland mires that accumulate peat from dead plant material, usually sphagnum moss. [1] Bogs are sometimes called quagmires (technically all bogs are quagmires while not all quagmires are necessarily bogs) and the soil which composes them is sometimes referred to as muskeg ; alkaline mires are called fens rather than bogs.

  9. Sphagnum papillosum - Wikipedia

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    S. papillosum is a major peat-forming moss, dominant in peatlands that are mined for horticultural purposes, as peat is a popular growing medium for ornamental plants. [16] [15] An alternative to peat mining is Sphagnum farming, which is the commercial practice of cultivating and harvesting Sphagnum moss. [15]

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