desana Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Hi, can anyone recommend a brand of sphagnum peat moss i could buy in the uk for growing vtf's pls. many thanks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I always use Shamrock Irish Moss Peat. There's a few threads on the forum with regards to peat, such as: http://www.cpukforum...showtopic=38047 http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36600 http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=34234 http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=34410 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desana Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I always use Shamrock Irish Moss Peat. There's a few threads on the forum with regards to peat, such as: http://www.cpukforum...showtopic=38047 http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36600 http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=34234 http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=34410 Thanks for that. can i buy this from B&Q at all. Or would it be the local garden center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desana Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Thanks for that. can i buy this from B&Q at all. Or would it be the local garden center. i take it this is the packaging i should be looking for cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Last time I checked, B&Q and all the major garden centres have stopped stocking peat. Your best chance is an independent garden centre. Some of us have switched to a more environmentally friendly peat, Moorland Gold. I get mine locally from Gavsgrow, who also do mail order, as do the Organic Gardening Catalogue and several others. If you have any local organic shops then they might stock it or even be willing to get it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 i take it this is the packaging i should be looking for cheers. Yes, that's what mine looked like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenIWake Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I just posted about this aswell, ive been scouring the net for the last few days trying to find a uk source , but now in 2012 it seems to be rather difficult to find. Your best bet if you really want peat would probably be a local garden center, not a big chain. I ended up going for Moorland Gold from the Organic Gardenign Catalogue as above, as it was the cheapest and shipping was only £1 .. all in all something like £12.95 for 40L of Moorland Gold shipped. You can also buy small premade mixes from the likes of Little Shop Of Horrors or Triffid Nurseries, however at £7 odd for 3.5L it is quite an expensive way to do it! If you find a supplier let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desana Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I just posted about this aswell, ive been scouring the net for the last few days trying to find a uk source , but now in 2012 it seems to be rather difficult to find. Your best bet if you really want peat would probably be a local garden center, not a big chain. I ended up going for Moorland Gold from the Organic Gardenign Catalogue as above, as it was the cheapest and shipping was only £1 .. all in all something like £12.95 for 40L of Moorland Gold shipped. You can also buy small premade mixes from the likes of Little Shop Of Horrors or Triffid Nurseries, however at £7 odd for 3.5L it is quite an expensive way to do it! If you find a supplier let me know! Ive just called my local garden centre, they dont stock the shamrock, but they have a product called (Erin irish moss peat) have any of you ever heard or used this pls many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenIWake Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) Erin Peat see this thread on Erin Peat, glad you found some! Edited June 9, 2012 by WhenIWake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantrid Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 The last lot I bought was a year ago plants are fine in it . Its Irish moss peat produced by Clover. I got it from TFM in 100 litre packs. And the postage was reasonable at £5 per 100L bag Heres the link to their online shop Link to Peat postage is £6.98 now but the peat is under a fiver, seems good value to me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenIWake Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Haha wish i'd waited until i got home next week, then i would've seen this! ah well, ive heard great things about Moorland so here goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flytyer Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Haha wish i'd waited until i got home next week, then i would've seen this! ah well, ive heard great things about Moorland so here goes! It's pretty cheap even with delivery costs. The only (minor) downside that I've found is that it contains some grass seeds. Not a major problem for grown plants, but a bit of a bugger with seedlings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmP Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) > "The only (minor) downside that I've found is that it contains some grass seeds. Not a major problem for grown plants, but a bit of a bugger with seedlings." Yes, I've seen this prob (with weed seeds) in many threads about Moorland Gold. Can you put it under "virgin" germination condx first, flush out the weed seedlings, (maybe even a couple of times) then sow your "special" seeds or do the weeds just have too wide a spectrum ? I'm just thinking aloud cos I dont have a Moorland Gold stocikist near me ( well, not that I've found yet !) Edited June 10, 2012 by MalcolmP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxman Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 I'm just thinking aloud cos I dont have a Moorland Gold stocikist near me ( well, not that I've found yet !) This seems to be the only stockist in the SW but looks expensive to me. It's half that price at "Out of This World" in Nottingham, but they don't deliver Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flytyer Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 THIS place sells and delivers, £12.65 in total for 40 litres. Someone posted a link a while back for somewhere even cheaper, but I've lost the URL now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Out Of This World has Moorland Gold for £6.99, but I don't know how much they charge delivery. There's a list of stockists here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flytyer Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Out Of This World has Moorland Gold for £6.99, but I don't know how much they charge delivery. That's the one I was thinking of I'll try them next time I'm in need of compost, I can't see the total cost being more than £12.65.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmP Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 This seems to be the only stockist in the SW but looks expensive to me. Yep, to me too ! Thanks. and I have read that MG reaches only ph5 cf. Shamrock and other 'virgin' sphmp clock in at about ph4 (which is what I observed in my fish keeping days) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desana Posted June 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Yep, to me too ! Thanks. and I have read that MG reaches only ph5 cf. Shamrock and other 'virgin' sphmp clock in at about ph4 (which is what I observed in my fish keeping days) been hunting this one but cant find a supplier! (Klasmann medium grade sod cut Irish moss peat).... :verymad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 been hunting this one but cant find a supplier! (Klasmann medium grade sod cut Irish moss peat).... :verymad: Hi, went shopping for Shamrock Irish Moss Peat today, phoned around and went to about 3 nurseries and then eureka! I found some locally in the West Midlands, and bought 3 -125 lite bags at £8.99 each, a good investment I think, as this is going to get harder to find in the future. Cant tell you how thrilled I am, had just about given up finding any. If anyone is interested it was at Beechcroft |Nurseries, on A491 off Junction 4 of M5 Hope this helps someone Trish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saslowi Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 It's pretty cheap even with delivery costs. The only (minor) downside that I've found is that it contains some grass seeds. Not a major problem for grown plants, but a bit of a bugger with seedlings. If you gave suitable quantities a blast in the microwave this should kill the grass seeds and leave it clear for you to sow in. Safety warning - only do this to damp material or you could end up with a fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trappist Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Hi - found this forum when I was googling 'sphagnum peat moss', as I couldn't find it in the local garden centres. Hope the following is of use to someone. Have just bought 2 x 100l Erin from gocompost £12 for two bags plus £4.99 delivery to UK Midlands post codes (or you could collect it from their garden centres) - http://www.gocompost.co.uk/erin-moss-peat-bale-100lt_p22425390.htm. Also Charlies Store - Harlescott, Shrewsbury - has 100l bags of 'Clover' at £4.99 a bag - collection only, I believe. All the best, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWilko86 Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 (edited) Hi Could someone be so kind as to point me to a place in lancashire (or preferably north lancs) that I can pick up a 100 litre bag of peat from. Have had a look around most of the local garden centres, DIY shops and nurseries. Even at Barton Grange it was all peat free compost. The only place that I've managed to find some is online and the shipping seems pretty dear for what I'm after. Mike Edited September 10, 2015 by MWilko86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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