Can I use Peat moss to plant seeds?

Answer 1

Yes!
You can mix 1 part peat moss, 1 part pearlite and add a little water. Then plant your seeds.
http://union.osu.edu/mgarden/articles/plantpropagation.htm

An artificial, soilless mix also provides the desired qualities of a good germination medium. The basic ingredients of such a mix are sphagnum peat moss and vermiculite, both of which are generally free of diseases, weed seeds, and insects.

Here's a recipe: 4 quarts of shredded sphagnum peat moss, 4 quarts of fine vermiculite, 1 tablespoon of superphosphate, and 2 tablespoons of ground limestone. Mix thoroughly. These mixes have little fertility, so seedlings must be watered with a diluted fertilizer solution soon after they emerge.
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/propagation/seeds.html
Good luck! Hope this was helpful.

Answer 2

You can, but it's not ideal. a better seeding mix is 75% vermiculite and 25% peat. add a small amount of lime to buffer the peat's low pH.

This mix offers very little nutrition for the seedling. Be ready to bump up into a good growing mix soon after the seed's established. You may want to add a bit of water soluble fertilizer to the mix as well.

Answer 3

yeah.......but it can't dry out! Dry peat shrinks enough to tear off roots and is a bugger to remoisten. Often the peat is mixed with perlite and vermiculite to maintain moisture as well as good aeration and drainage. Of course it also depends on the type peat....moss or sedge......sedge is often too ..........fine.......and the moss should not be long fibered.

Answer 4

Just about any plant - all will benefit from the use of peat (except perhaps for an Australian native plant).

Answer 5

Yes, some seeds require it like the Venus Fly Trap. It has an acid pH so you may want to neutralize it or plant into potting soil or hydro cubes after they germinate. RScott

Answer 6

you can use peat moss along with soil but not by itself, you need alittle more structure

Answer 7

try perlite instead. good luck.