The extraction of black peat starts in late autumn and is a complex process in itself. The excavated fresh and wet material is being laid out on the fields so that the frost penetrates and expands the material during winter. The peat is harvested between spring and summer with 70% humidity. This process increases the water and air capacities of the black sphagnum peat raw material.
Black sphagnum peat (frozen through)
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For the plant:
- water reservoir
- uniform chemical and physical characteristics
- free of plant pathogenic pests and diseases and harmful substances
- good nutrient buffering
- good pH buffering
- high content of humic acids
For the growing media:
- determines water capacity
- improved plasticity is the base for blocking substrates
- increased weight
- low pH level of peat allows to adjust the pH for the need of all plant species
- low EC level allows to adjust nutrition exactly for the need of all plant species
For the environment:
- peat raw materials are exclusively extracted on already drained or degenerated peatland.