Saharawi peat – peat lowland grass group in the Botanical composition of the herbaceous residues, among which is dominated by scheuchzer, not more than 35% mosses and 15% wood. There are three main types of peat material, fibric, hemic or sapric. Most gardeners are likely to recognise two types:

Specific heat of combustion, MJ/m3 (increases with increasing degree of decomposition and content of bitumen) Most of the peat moss used in crop production comes from Canada and is composed mainly of mosses from the genus Sphagnum (of which there are 160 species of sphagnum found globally).Peat the ash content is classified into low-ash (< 5 %), crenately (5,1-10 %) and high ash (> 10 %). The high ash content typical for the lowland type, the lowest for peat. The filtration coefficient, m/s (minimum values at the peat type high decomposition degree, a maximum of the peat low-lying type.) Wood-sphagnum peat – peat woody-moss group, in the Botanical composition is from 35 to 65 % of the residues of mosses, among which more than 35 % sphagnum, and from 15 to 35% of wood. Cotton grass peat moss – peat moss grass group in the Botanical composition is from 40 to 100 % of the residues of cotton, not more than 35 % peat moss and 15% pine.

The peat lies on the surface or at a depth of several tens of meters under the cover of mineral deposits.The demdex cookie, set under the domain demdex.net, is used by Adobe Audience Manager to help identify a unique visitor across domains.

Jurcsik, I. Possibilities of applying humic acids in medicine (wound healing and cancer therapy). Humic. Subst. Glob. Environ. 1994, 1331–1336. [ Google Scholar] Did You Know? Peat bogs are an important place for storing carbon. In one year the peat dug up for use in garden compost in Britain alone releases almost half a million tonnes of carbon dioxide – this is equivalent to 100,000 cars on the road – National Trust. Why is Peat Proving Hard to Replace in Commerical Compost?

UK status and distribution

Fibrous/Fibric - Golden brown material that dries to a fluffy light material that blows in wind. This is sphagnum moss and sedge based peat, which is found in waterlogged acidic bog conditions. It is commonly used in UK composts. Reed-sedge peat has a natural affinity to bond heavy metals, making it ideal for natural water remediation. But raw peat is quite impervious to flow and requires large amounts of sand to improve hydraulic connectivity. Dried peat is dusty and inconsistent, but when processed into a granular form, transforms into a powerful medium for natural water treatment. About the Author: Peggy Jones is the VP of sales and research at American Peat Technology (APT). Peggy started at APT nearly 15 years ago and now oversees product development and customer relationships.