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    right ,on the peat controvercy thing,i used to work on a peat farm,firstly 99% of 'compost' you buy for gardens is actually peat that has had additives added to it like NPK,its baged and tagged as grow bags garden compost ,potting compost etc all your comercial tomato's and salad crops are grown in it even if marked as organic as then they just use peat and add organic manures like chicken manure etc.secondly the aread dug become wetland habitats for all maner of wildlife from fish,anphibians,birds etc infact many conservation areas in somerset were peat pits,thirdly what isnt dug drains better and is then a good habitat for other fauna like deer etc and the land can be efectively farmed to grow crops or for pasturage,the vast quantities of peat on the somerset levels alone would last hundreds if not thousands of years.incidentally we found a 6000 year old body once.
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    Try before Buy - Sample box £10 - 10kg any combination of peat Pellets.
    http://www.peatfuel.co.uk/peat/
    Last edited by fish; 19-12-2013 at 07:15 PM.
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    Peat is not a sustainable resource where wood is............

    There you go, I jumped in with both feet to dig up the old arguments!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stamp View Post
    Peat is not a sustainable resource where wood is............

    There you go, I jumped in with both feet to dig up the old arguments!
    Don't worry, I'll stick with the wood, I'm sure it's a satisfactory product.

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    He he he...

    I just knew that something would come up

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    Quote Originally Posted by jus_young View Post
    He he he...

    I just knew that something would come up
    We live and learn....

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    I live in the Dark Peak ....loads of peat....and usually burning because some pratt was careless with a fire, or ciggie
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sapper View Post
    I live in the Dark Peak ....loads of peat....and usually burning because some pratt was careless with a fire, or ciggie
    And I believe it can smoulder underground for weeks!

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    whats that got to do with using peat as a resource?
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    Quote Originally Posted by fish View Post
    whats that got to do with using peat as a resource?
    Not a lot. But it shows it makes good fuel!

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