T &H Peat, any thoughts?

[DCallahan]

Theriault & Hachey Peat Moss Ltd. – Large enough to meet your needs and small enough to care.

thpeat.com

I picked up a couple bales from my local supply company. $27 a 3.8cuft bale.
It looks like really good stuff. I got the TH1 blend
Medium was packed dry, bale bag was pretty thick.
The material came out really nice, it was compacted but broke up readily and wasn't clumpy.
I'm looking forward to getting some cuttings and Uppotting done with this material.
There are a couple neat videos on the website of peat harvesting and production lines.

 

[cdh]

From what I've heard, peat harvesting is remarkably sustainable. (To the extent you care about that, about which I have no comment)

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Never heard of it. But looks like pretty good stuff.

 

[ktrain]

I've never heard of this brand either, looks comparable to others though.

 

[superdave336]

$27 a bale looks very good and better to me!!!

 

[DCallahan]

$27 a bale looks very good and better to me!!!

$27 a bale is great but at the same time old trusty Promix Bx is $32 from the same vendor. For the $5 it's really going to depend on quality and performance

 

[superdave336]

$27 a bale is great but at the same time old trusty Promix Bx is $32 from the same vendor. For the $5 it's really going to depend on quality and performance

$32 is good deal as well. Wow!

 

[Figjake]

I wish I could get 32 a bale or 27 a bale .

 

[387PETE]

For an extra 5.00 I'd stick with Promix, don't really like vermiculite in my mix

 

[Kompakfigs]

The ratio of peat to perlite isn’t correct. I would add more perlite, mycorrhizae, wetting agent and limestone. So I’m going with BX.

 

[DCallahan]

The ratio of peat to perlite isn’t correct. I would add more perlite, mycorrhizae, wetting agent and limestone. So I’m going with BX.

It's almost impossible to find a commercial mix that has the amount of Perlite in it that most of us use.

This mix is within 2 percent of Bx on the perlite.

It's ph balanced so why more limestone?

I'd love for someone to explain to me why Myco is so important in a mix that's almost devoid of nutrients

 

[DCallahan]

For an extra 5.00 I'd stick with Promix, don't really like vermiculite in my mix

It is ground finer and "feels " like it holds more moisture, maybe that feel comes from the Vermiculite.
Overall I'm liking it after I mix in the same amount of Perlite that I add to Promix BX.
This TH does come out of the bale better, not clumpy like Promix and has less sticks and such.
I'd like to check out the other mix my supplier has called P15, it has no vermiculite and 15 percent Perlite.

 

[cdh]

It's almost impossible to find a commercial mix that has the amount of Perlite in it that most of us use.

This mix is within 2 percent of Bx on the perlite.

It's ph balanced so why more limestone?

I'd love for someone to explain to me why Myco is so important in a mix that's almost devoid of nutrients

Presumably they help once nutrients are added.

 

[DCallahan]

Presumably they help once nutrients are added.

Ya, so is it beneficial to have in the mix while rooting? or is better to introduce later when there is organic matter to breakdown and convey those nutrients to the tree?

 

[cdh]

Ya, so is it beneficial to have in the mix while rooting? or is better to introduce later when there is organic matter to breakdown and convey those nutrients to the tree?

That, my friend, is a question beyond my pay grade. I have heard before that a lot of what look like roots are actually myco, so maybe it helps "rooting" in this way? Dunno.

 

[IAK]

Ya, so is it beneficial to have in the mix while rooting? or is better to introduce later when there is organic matter to breakdown and convey those nutrients to the tree?

I only add myco later after roots and fertilization. I have been using Great White this season which also has “beneficial” bacterias. I don’t know if it actually does anything, but it hasn’t hurt anything either. I paid 40 bucks for 8 oz and it should last me a long time as a hobbyist at 1/2 tsp/gal.

I think a lot this carries over from the cannabis industry. Soiless mediums, synthetic ferts, indoor grows and myco sounds exactly like what we are doing with fig cuttings. But for all I know, I kill everything in the Great White when I mix it with my Jack’s 20-20-20 and cal/mag, haha!

 

[TorontoJoe]

I mean.... If you feel you're getting enough volume compared to the others and that it has enough grit.... then it's an outstanding deal!