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[Peabody]

Just a thought but what about blocks of peat sold as fuel? When I went on holiday to Islay we were provided with peat for the fire. This was years before I became interested in Venus Flytraps. I wonder if I had brought some blocks home whether they would have been OK for our plants?

[JimsPlants]

Ive seen shamrock in the garden centres with new packaging and now in 125litre bails, dont know if this has anything to do with them stopping it.

Picked up a couple which should last a couple year or too if its ok in the bag for all that time.

[5hort5]

On my peat search I went to Colne to get some Shamrock stuff, they said they had it in, they lied, they didn't (when I got there grrrr).  What they did have though was 100 litre bags of Erin Moss Peat.  Now according to the garden centre assistant this stuff is Shamrock peat???????  just under a different/new company name.  Now I'm not sure of this as I half thought I was being fobbed off.  Anyway I got home and tested the PH using a B+Q soil testing liquid and it went red, lower than the lowest orange PH5 on the scale on the pack so I would guess around PH4.  I don't know if it's any good but it's a nice light colour and so far doesn't seem to the have any really large dead trees in.  I haven't tested it yet with a living plant but I will be soon.  Basically it maybe worth a go and at £4.99 a 100ltr bag it wasn't to badly priced.

[fishycps]

Shamrock moss peat has pretty much disappeared on it's home turf here in Ireland (I think Bord na Mona is trying to move away fron it's dark past as a destroyer of peatlands) however the Erin brand is excellent and a more than adequate replacement. It's packed in Co. Offaly in the Irish midlands so you can be sure it's raised bog milled peat.  It certainly keeps my CPs happy!
Ian