Peat is used to produce a variety of products, including horticultural growing media, as it retains moisture and nutrients well. It is also utilized in the production of whiskey, particularly in Scotland, where peat-smoked malt contributes to the distinctive flavor. Additionally, peat can be processed into biofuels, and it has applications in gardening and landscaping for soil amendment. Lastly, peat is sometimes used in traditional medicine and cosmetic products.
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No, not all scotch contains peat. Peat is used in the malting process to give scotch a smoky flavor, but there are many scotches that are made without peat.
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They are made up of Peat and help protect houses from floods!!!!
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I put some peat in the container when I am potting or repotting plants.
it is a granular material in made of partially decomposed sedges
There are differing types of marshland. A common type of soil found in marshland is peat. Peat is a turf made from decaying vegetation.
To quote Wikipedia's article on Peat, it is partially decayed vegetation matter. Peat forms in wetlands where decay is inhibited by a low oxygen or acidic environment. When collected, this forms an excellent source of nutrients for plants and retention of water.
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.