Premier Sphagnum Peat with debris

Jonathan

Carnivorous Plant Addict
Question: I got a bail of Premier Sphagnum Peat Moss and it has some wood debris such as twigs and pieces of wood. Is it okay if I leave them in there? Will they cause nutrients into the soil causing my CP'S to die when they break down?
 

Carson Hardy

Carnivorous Plant Addict
I think the opposite? Don't quote me here...

Fresh wood requires nitrogen to decompose. Somehow acting like a nitrogen sponge, that then slow releases it as it breaks down. So, in the short term, wood in your soil will give a net negative nitrogen content. But, at the end of the woods life, when it is totally gone, your net nitrogen will be neutral. It acts as a slow release, of the nutrients already present in the environment. Very good for stabilizing soils in the long run.

But, as others suggested, I too would remove them, but, not because having it in there will kill your plants
 

Jonathan

Carnivorous Plant Addict
I think the opposite? Don't quote me here...

Fresh wood requires nitrogen to decompose. Somehow acting like a nitrogen sponge, that then slow releases it as it breaks down. So, in the short term, wood in your soil will give a net negative nitrogen content. But, at the end of the woods life, when it is totally gone, your net nitrogen will be neutral. It acts as a slow release, of the nutrients already present in the environment. Very good for stabilizing soils in the long run.

But, as others suggested, I too would remove them, but, not because having it in there will kill your plants
Thank you :)
 
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