Rewetting Peat Moss (forum)

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I bought a bag of peat moss a few days back and when I opened it today it was full of light brown hydrophobic dust instead of nice moist peat moss, how on earth am I supposed to go about rewetting it??

Time: 1st February 2012 10:20am

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trikus says...
water adds cost to shipping ,, sellers must like it dry as a bone to save them $$$ same with spagnum moss .. bales of bone dry NZ stuff is only available now the tasmanian patch has been killed off .
Try boiling water ..

Time: 1st February 2012 11:11am

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denise says...
Heated water will wetten the superdry peat quicker than cold water.

Time: 2nd February 2012 7:41am

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Peter says...
Maybe just give it a longer soak with cold water, so it will not destroy spores of beneficial microorganisms?

Time: 2nd February 2012 10:44am

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jakfruit etiquette says...
put the peat in a bucket of water, and start mixing it around and squeezing with your hands.After you get some of it to take up water, leave it overnite till it is ok for you, then drain xs

Time: 2nd February 2012 7:32pm

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db says...
Can someone please tell me whats wrong in adding dry peat moss while making potting mix for planting, why do we need to pre-wet it as plant will get lots of water anyway right after planting.. Am I missing something?

Time: 2nd February 2012 8:51pm

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Nick says...
Worked like a charm jakfruit etiquette and the drained off water went around the blueberries!

Time: 2nd February 2012 9:00pm

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db says...
O i c, thanks...

Time: 2nd February 2012 9:26pm

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Nick says...
db, I find its best to first rewet the peat moss so it doesnt cause any water repellancy problems later on.

Time: 2nd February 2012 9:31pm

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db says...
yep, got it thanks.. Cheers

Time: 2nd February 2012 9:42pm

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