Episode 75.5: Info on Sustainability of Peat Moss
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care
Maria Failla- Happy Plant Lady and Author of Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness
4.8 • 912 Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2019
⏱️ 11 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do |
| 0:08.8 | plan friends here we are at episode 75 and a half of |
| 0:14.0 | blue mango radio. |
| 0:17.0 | Hey, plant friends, I'm hopping on here for an unexpected half. |
| 0:22.0 | We're calling this episode 75 and a half it's kind of a |
| 0:25.3 | follow-up and update to episode 75 that was released earlier this week called |
| 0:29.5 | the Science of Soil with Dr Mark from Metroline Greenhouses. I'm so thrilled with that |
| 0:35.0 | episode and so happy that I was able to bring that conversation to you guys |
| 0:39.4 | because it's important for us to really understand what these potting soils that we bring home are |
| 0:46.4 | made up of and what those little white, what I thought was styrofoam is in the soil and how the |
| 0:52.1 | soil works to help our plants bloom and grow. |
| 0:54.6 | So I'm so happy about the episode, but one thing that I did not realize that I wanted to |
| 0:59.3 | hop on here and chat with you about was I had stumbled upon a hot button topic that I had |
| 1:04.7 | no idea about and that is the sustainability of Pete Moss. So I think I'm so |
| 1:12.0 | thankful for some of the listeners in our community who reached out to me |
| 1:15.0 | with concerns about whether or not Pete Moss was sustainable and it was |
| 1:19.8 | something that Dr Mark and I spoke very briefly about on the episode and I just wanted to |
| 1:24.7 | come here to bring you guys some more resources. We have so many listeners in our |
| 1:29.1 | community that are so committed to sustainability and I think sustainability is a huge conversation we all need to talk about. |
| 1:36.7 | My dad is actually also in the sustainability business. |
| 1:39.7 | And Pete Moss is a hot button topic of whether or not it is sustainable and plant friends. |
| 1:46.7 | I've gone down the rabbit hole of research and I think this is probably the most divisive topic I've probably read about on the internet. |
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