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What do humans use Spanish moss for?
Spanish Moss has been used by humans for a very long time for insulation, mattress stuffing and mulch to name a few. Traditionally Spanish Moss was also used for voodoo dolls.
What are the examples of plants used for food?
Fruits and vegetables are all foods grown from plants, including:corngreen beanslettucecabbagepeaslima beanscarrotsbroccolicauliflowercelerytomatoespotatoesyamsbananasapplesorangeslemonslimespearspeachesstrawberriesblackberriescherries
Is mold nonvascular or vascular?
Non vascular is term used for plants and not for fungi, any how fungi lack vascular tissue .
How many yards in a ton of coco coir or peat?
Technically, there are no cubic feet in a "yard". But the word "yard" is often used to mean "cubic yard", as in concrete, peat moss, gravel, topsoil, etc. 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet.
What do you call the type of soil used for planting seeds in pots?
peat :)
How is peat moss used?
in plants and soil
What organic material have the most absorbency of water in soil?
peat moss. peat moss absorbs water through their dead cells and because peat moss is used for transporting plants.
What makes peat and can be used to treat burns bee stings and to polish objects?
Moss or peat moss can be used to treat burns, bee stings, and to polish objects. Peat moss was also used to heat homes in early settlement days of the western United States.
Sphagnum or peat moss which is used in the horticultural industry is an?
Bryophyte.
What are some uses of peat moss?
Peat is a type of organic mulch that is commonly used for the triune purpose of fertilizing, retaining moisture, and prohibiting weed growth in a flower bed or garden. It can be laid down on top of the bed or mixed into the soil. It can also be used in potted plants. Peat is also used for a fuel in many parts of the world, and is the precursor to bituminous and brown coal.
Why is peat moss renewable?
First of all it is very easy to get confused with the terms peat and peat moss. They are actually two different entities both found in peat bogs. Peat is the sediment found at the bottom of peat bogs that is mined and burned like a fossil fuel (peat is actually a precursor of coal). Like coal it is considered to be a non-renewable fuel source since it takes so long to accrete (a rate of 1mm per year). Peat moss, on the other hand, is a living plant (such as Sphagnum) that lives at the top of a peat bog. Peat Moss is what is harvested and used to make the soil products you will find at plant stores. It eventually dies and adds to the layers of peat underneath. Unlike peat, peat moss is a renewable resource as much as timber is a renewable resource. When peat moss is harvested from the top of a peat bog, it can take as long as 20 years to grow back to its former size. Because of that peat moss is harvested on a slow cycle similar to forest management cycles and is done leaving the underlying peat undisturbed. Although peat and peat moss are found in the same bogs, they are not normally harvested and mined together. This is because peat is harvested and used as a fuel source in places such as far northern Europe where trees (and wood for burning) is scarce. On the other hand Canada is the primary supplier of peat moss. It has a large boreal forest and no consumer demand for peat as a fuel source.
Primitive plants leke peot moss thrived in the early ages and carbonized through the years Of what economic importance is the remnant of peat moss today?
When peat moss is compressed and becomes "lithified" (turned to stone -- the term is used loosely here), it becomes coal. Coal is of extreme economic importance, as it is a major energy source all over the world.
What is peat moss?
Peat moss is just made up of one of several types of moss in the genus Sphagnum. These plants enjoy growing in wet places, and have become used horticulturally on their own or in potting mixes because of their water retention abilities.
What are plants used as as a source of fuel?
peat
What are the uses for moss?
There are a whole lot of uses for peat moss that you may not have thought of. The most common uses for peat moss have traditionally been centered around composting. Peat moss makes a great medium for composting, and is very commonly used because of the ease with which it breaks down, as well as its ability to mask the smell of decaying material. However, you can also use peat moss for anything that requires a little odor control. For example, people have been known to use peat moss to help keep their garbage can odors controlled, and have even noticed that it helps keep pests away.
Why are they encouraging gardeners not to use peat moss?
Because they are so PC they want to stop us doing sensible things.
What can be used on indoor plants?
Home-made and store-bought composts are the types of compost that can be used on indoor plants. Home-made compost tends to be the vermicultural product of worm bins whereas store-bought compost tends to be a mix labeled as an indoor peat- or soil-based plant mix. It will be quite common to find the above-mentioned home-made and store-bought compost-, peat- and soil-based mixes for:bulbed plants, such as amaryllis;cacti and succulents;fine, hairy-rooted plants, such as African violets, begonias and Christmas cacti;forest plants, such as bromeliads and ferns;heavy-leafed plants;jungle and tropical plants;large-leafed palms;large-sized plants;strong climbers.
