curious about quality of 'good earth organics" can span peat moss

[al-k-mist]

Found a deal on a LOT of this. As in, a lot will have to be resold
I would like to know if anyone has used it or heard good things about it. GOOD EARTH ORGANICS is the name brand
Canadian sphagnum peat moss is the product
Actually not sure of the price...awaiting answer, but its 3 cu ft bales, and the deal is if we get a 40' shipping container...(1014 bales)....fob, emailed for price
Thanks

 

[ClackamasCootz]

Cave Junction, Oregon?

 

[al-k-mist]

No, its new brunswick canada
I looked for 55 cu ft "big bear" bales of alaska peat, that I found when searching, trying to locate wholesale and delivery on a train or something, I just read more on FOB shipping, which means they will load it on the truck, and then all responsibility is mine, even if its lost or stolen, if I dont buy insuranse, i risk it
Cave junction came u on google, i didnt check it out though..
The place you told me about is stil the best deals, just far, even from the new place
Thanks for that hint...of to medicate and scour the web

 

[ClackamasCootz]

ak-j-mist

On the West Coast from the bogs in Alberta Province, all straight Sphagnum Peat Moss bales are packed at or near the harvest site. Under USDA rules, this is considered organic so don't let that term trip you up when looking at Sphagnum bales. It's all organic.

Sun Gro Horticulture packs prosumer Sphagnum mixes like Sunshine Mix #X which depending on which flavor you choose will contain Sphagnum, some type of aeration (Pumice, Perlite and/or Vermiculite) and up to this point this could be labeled 'organic' - it's when synthetic fertilizers are added that it loses this designation as well as the type of 'wetting agent' - yucca root is 'approved for organic food production' so that one will keep the organic label intact as well.

Try this - tomorrow call several of the nursery supply houses up and down the I-5 corridor and ask them what the price per bale will be on a full pallet. If you're ordering 4+ more full pallets then you will be stunned at the price discounts.

Pallets that arrive from Sun Gro Horticulture, Premier Horticulture, Alaska Peat, etc. that do not have to have the shrinkwrap removed and re-loaded onto another pallet in the situation where you're buying mixed lots - that's how you get the 'good dude pricing'

The Sun Gro Horticulture packing plant in Hubbard, Oregon is the largest plant west of the Mississippi River. Here's a link to their professional products (straight Sphagnum Peat Moss packs, prosumer product lines, the organic mixes, etc.)

You can get the price you want without having to sell off excess product because that isn't going to happen. Consider that the majority of nursery growers in Oregon are in the area that begins between Eugene & Salem, spreads out east and west to the Cascade & Coastal Range foothills and then moves north to the Columbia River. The bulk of the commercial nurseries are in Benton, Lane, Marion, Clackamas, Washington & East Multnomah County and even if you could make a deal with a nursery they won't be picking it up - you'll have to effect delivery.

HTH

CC

 

[Cannascape]

for more information on Good Earth Organics Premium Potting mixes and Amendments please visit
https://goodearthorganics.com

Peat Moss is only one ingredient in our blends.

 

[BasicallyBasic]

question about adding lime to raw peat approx. 5.0 ph.
are people adding 1 cup per cubic foot of raw peat or is it 1 cup per cubic foot including the compost and aeration? also does oyster shell flour raise the ph or is it just a source of calcium? and does anyone use gypsum?
thanks if anyone can point me in the right direction.