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Re: [GSAS-Member] Please educate me on how using peat is harming the e nvironment . . .
I've been told -- and I'm not certain that it's fact -- that The Fryelands (a
subdivision in Monroe) was built on a peat bog. Does anyone here know if
that's true?
Growing old is inevitable; growing up is optional.
-- John Ruhland <john@drruhland.com> wrote:
I first heard that peat was not considered
an ecologically sound gardening material on Earthday, years ago. Other
materials such as ground coconut hull were said to be good substitutes.
Since I am new to the aquarium hobby, someone else will have to
recommend
alternatives for those preferring them.
Peat is a non-renewable resource. I understand that t is plant material
from prehistoric times.
Peat bogs are like an oasis of life, if you ever get a chance to go in
one. We lived near one
in New York State, that had a variety of different types of carnivorous
plants, what seemed like
hundreds of species of birds, and was a wonderful place (except for the
mosquitos). It felt
deeply spiritual in some way, I'm not sure how else to describe it.
That is one reason I have
avoided using peat in gardening.
Thank you for your interest and concern.
John
On Mar 27, 2005, at 10:20 AM, A JACOBSON wrote:
> I was not aware of this, and had planned to purchase & add peat to a
> fluval filter today.
>
> Anita
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Dr. John F. Ruhland
The Natural Health Medical Clinic
4002 - 25th Avenue S, Seattle, WA 98108
206-723-4891
www.drruhland.com
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