Re: Peat

[debrown@kodak.com (doug)]

>The amount of Nitrogen present in peat is normally very small, too
>small to be of value as a fertilizer. The peat is formed as the
>result of anaerobic conditions, not the other way around. The decrease
>in pH in peat filtered water is almost completely due to leaching of
>existing tannins from the peat.

These responses range from misleading to wrong. My oversimplification wasn't
much better. As we're getting off-topic please refer to:

http://karamelik.eastlib.ufl.edu/projects/forum/akm4763/part1.html

for more than you probably want to know about the complex world of peat moss.

- -Doug