October 2022 - 22

MEDIA & PLANT NUTRITION
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FOUNDATION OF SUCCESS
Each step of the peat harvesting process is important and impacts substrate quality.
For over 90 years, Lambert
Peat Moss has offered a wide
range of horticultural products
ranging from different grades of
Canadian sphagnum peat moss
to an assortment of ready-to-use
professional peat-based substrates.
Our special way of screening
and mixing our different grade of
professional peat will allow you to
work with a very specific media
that will provide exactly what is
needed depending on your personal
specifications. Crops, containers
or tray sizes, type of irrigation
management, location, or time of
year - all these details are useful
in determining which product is right
for you.
The physical characteristics of
germination or growing substrate
of any type are the basis of your
success. With that in mind, the
process for us at Lambert starts
in the peat bog even before
the harvest stage. Focusing on
harvesting procedures and field
preparation planning is paramount.
The integrity of the peat fibers is
best preserved when the peat bog
is disturbed on a limited basis.
Consulting the weather forecast
and intuition is very important. No
one can predict an unexpected
thunderstorm, so it's wise to play
it safe. We don't want to harrow
the peat bog and then have
rain because that will ruin the
preparation, forcing us to redo it
and break the fibers, creating fine
particles that will later reduce the
drainage and porosity.
When the harvest is complete, the
quality of peat should be as good
as possible. This is the time when
the care we took earlier will reward
you. We are fortunate to work on
young peat bogs which allows us
to harvest fibrous peat. There are
fewer fine particles and less dust
than in older peat bogs because the
peat gets finer the deeper you go.
That's the reason why we take such
care of these peat bogs. Durability
and sustainability are crucial. These
fibrous peat fibers will give you
structure in the mix, allowing for
porosity and air space, which is the
main quality you want to obtain.
Then, these harvested peat piles
will be ready for the screening step
and final usage.
Each grade of screened peat is
dedicated to a specific end use,
from Ellepot's line of very clean
mixes to very coarse, high porosity
ones, including extra-coarse
nursery mix. Between the two,
many different options are offered
in the category of germination or for
any production purposes. We also
offer product for those who choose
to grow organically by targeting
and certifying some mixes with
an OMRI certification as organic
production is now a trend that
will last.
It's also always preferable for you
to share as much detail as possible
to allow our sales representative to
suggest the best options for each
stage of your crops. Sometimes
a small operation will prefer to
work with a single product to keep
it simple, but it is rare that one
size fits all. Selecting the best mix
available for each step will make
your life easier by eliminating
at least one possible source of
adjustment. If further fine tuning is
required, we specialize in custom
blends with many options to make
you totally comfortable with the
finished product. Weather variation,
fertilization and watering are
possible sources of changes. If you
can rely on the perfect fit of the
mix and the consistency of it, you
can concentrate on the rest of your
production needs.
Additionally, Lambert Peat Moss
has developed a large, efficient, and
versatile distribution network ready
to deliver the product to your door
in an incomparable timeframe. The
constant commitment to improve
and optimize our customer service
allows Lambert to adapt quickly to
the requirements of our customers.
The competence and dedication of
our personnel ensure that it remains
competitive, at the cutting edge of
technology and at the forefront of
the markets by offering products of
incomparable quality.
Lambert ... At the root of your success since 1928.
For more: www.lambertpeatmoss.com
http://www.lambertpeatmoss.com
October 2022

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