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no what? it doesnt increase CEC or peat doesnot hold more water?
sphagnum cells have an incredible ability to hold onto water. The secret here is the existence of the dead cells called the hyalocytes,

These cells have walls strengthened with fibers which prevent either the cells collapsing or exploding with stress. Have you seen packing tape with fibers running through it? the same idea applies here.

The walls also have holes or pores in them through which the water ( and even other small critters) enter. How much water can sphagnum hold? up to 20X it dry weight. Similar to a balloon, but stronger. That's why many gardeners add peat moss to their sandy soils - with its addition, the soil can now hold onto the rain.

not withstanding when it degrades it is a terrible grenhouse gas contributor and is not readily sustainable.

Benefits of Worm Castings

  1. The humus in the worm castings extracts toxins and harmful fungi and bacteria from the soil. Worm Castings therefore have the ability to fight off plant diseases.
  2. The worm castings have the ability to fix heavy metals in organic waste. This prevents plants from absorbing more of these chemical compounds than they need. These compounds can then be released later when the plants need them.
  3. Worm Castings act as a barrier to help plants grow in soil where the pH levels are too high or too low. They prevent extreme pH levels from making it impossible for plants to absorb nutrients from the soil.
  4. The humic acid in Worm Castings stimulate plant growth, even in very low concentrations. The humic acid is in an ionically distributed state in which it can easily be absorbed by the plant, over and above any normal mineral nutrients. Humic acid also stimulates the development of micro flora populations in the soil.
  5. Worm Castings increase the ability of soil to retain water. The worm castings form aggregates, which are mineral clusters that combine in such a way that they can withstand water erosion and compaction, and also increase water retention.
  6. Worm Castings reduce the acid-forming carbon in the soil, and increase the nitrogen levels in a state that the plant can easily use. Organic plant wastes usually have a carbon-nitrogen ratio of more than 20 to 1. Because of this ratio, the nitrogen is unavailable to plants, and the soil around the organic waste becomes acidic.
 
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#29,187
Ecompost said:
no what? it doesnt increase CEC or peat doesnot hold more water?
sphagnum cells have an incredible ability to hold onto water. The secret here is the existence of the dead cells called the hyalocytes,

These cells have walls strengthened with fibers which prevent either the cells collapsing or exploding with stress. Have you seen packing tape with fibers running through it? the same idea applies here.

The walls also have holes or pores in them through which the water ( and even other small critters) enter. How much water can sphagnum hold? up to 20X it dry weight. Similar to a balloon, but stronger. That's why many gardeners add peat moss to their sandy soils - with its addition, the soil can now hold onto the rain.

not withstanding when it degrades it is a terrible grenhouse gas contributor and is not readily sustainable.

Benefits of Worm Castings

  1. The humus in the worm castings extracts toxins and harmful fungi and bacteria from the soil. Worm Castings therefore have the ability to fight off plant diseases.
  2. The worm castings have the ability to fix heavy metals in organic waste. This prevents plants from absorbing more of these chemical compounds than they need. These compounds can then be released later when the plants need them.
  3. Worm Castings act as a barrier to help plants grow in soil where the pH levels are too high or too low. They prevent extreme pH levels from making it impossible for plants to absorb nutrients from the soil.
  4. The humic acid in Worm Castings stimulate plant growth, even in very low concentrations. The humic acid is in an ionically distributed state in which it can easily be absorbed by the plant, over and above any normal mineral nutrients. Humic acid also stimulates the development of micro flora populations in the soil.
  5. Worm Castings increase the ability of soil to retain water. The worm castings form aggregates, which are mineral clusters that combine in such a way that they can withstand water erosion and compaction, and also increase water retention.
  6. Worm Castings reduce the acid-forming carbon in the soil, and increase the nitrogen levels in a state that the plant can easily use. Organic plant wastes usually have a carbon-nitrogen ratio of more than 20 to 1. Because of this ratio, the nitrogen is unavailable to plants, and the soil around the organic waste becomes acidic.
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that states that worm castings increases the ability of soil to retain water but earlier you said thats not the case?
 
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