Canadian Peat Moss and You

Just in case anyone was wondering, Canadian Peat Moss smells like crap. And when I say “crap” I don’t mean ‘bad’, or ‘not pleasant’, or ‘like dirt’.

Canadian Peat Moss

I mean it smells like someone dropped a load in my garden. Now I expect this from most compost. But wow. I think we might pay a little extra and get two smaller bags instead of the one big one, since they’re from different companies.

Since we only used about 2/3 of the bag we’ve got to get back in it too, after it’s been in a bin, under the beds, in the sun for a week and change too. Not looking forward to it. WELCOME TO GARDENING!

 

Preparing the soil

We prepared soil according to instructions in the Square Foot Gardening book. It’s reallly easy. Here’s the mix:  1/3 Peat Moss, 1/3 Vermiculite, 1/3 Compost mix. That’s it! He suggests that you mix a number of different composts together to get the best results.

Vermiculite, organic peat moss, and a few organic composts.