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Butler, Ohio

This fall I put an 3000# load of good organic black peat on my patch. My patch as of now is 800 sq ft. Underneath it was 2 pickup loads of manure (goat + pig) and some leaves I raked out of the yard (maple). I threw on some 6-24-24 fertilizer, tilled it all together and planted a cover of winter rye. My question is...would it be ok to get another, big load of peat in the spring (I can haul 5 ton now in my dump trailer!!) and how early should I put manure on, if i should put any on in the spring?

1/28/2005 10:22:38 PM

Puyallup, WA

It would be premature to comment unless we knew the exsisting condition of your soil.

1/28/2005 11:27:35 PM

Ottawa, Ohio

Where do you get that much peat? $$$?

1/28/2005 11:37:26 PM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

did you check your Ph?

1/29/2005 4:18:48 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Knowing the existing soil conditions & whether the Peat is pH modified is critical to this conversation. On the surface I really like the approach.

I would watch the manure applications in spring. I used fresh manure fall 2003 & had Nitrogen related problems in the front half of 2004. This was confirmed with tissue analysis.

If the manure is well composted though, then have at it.

1/29/2005 9:19:18 AM

Butler, Ohio

Jab, $38.50 a ton at a local peaat bog near here. It's pure organic, there is absolutly NOTHING in it. Email me privately if you want to know more. It's been to wet/snowy to do any soil samples, but I plan to get it tested as ASAP when the ground thaws. Just wanted to pick you brains about this to see if I was at least on the right track as far as soil prep. I want to do the absolute best I can with the generous seed offers I've been given this year. Thanks alot. Mike

1/29/2005 9:37:20 AM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

Mike,

Raw, untreated peat usually has a Ph of 3 to 3.5. Along with you amendment of manure it might very well lower your Ph too much so you might want to consider using some lime after a soil test confirmed the low Ph.
But peat is a very stable, lasting organic soil addition... great stuff if Ph is controlled...

Martin

1/29/2005 10:24:20 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Here is a great website packed with peat moss information and details.

http://www.peatmoss.com/

1/29/2005 4:07:47 PM