Re: Again, peat tea...

Peter Cole (carnivor@bunyip.demon.co.uk)
Fri, 01 Nov 1996 11:24:40 GMT

...
> > If this works, it would be nice to know what other materials
> > will give the same results, that you could use to make "Black
> > Tea" from.
>
>
> Oh boy, I'd love to find something else that works, which doesn't
> require boiling peat moss on the kitchen stove. Perhaps some sort of
> pellets with concentrated tannins, alkaloids, etc. that would
> dissolve in warm water...

Try Tetra Blackwater Extract - it's designed for tropical fish, but
works a treat on aquatic Utrics and Aldrovanda. It's basically
concentrated peat extract with plant hormones and vitamins. I
can't comment on the effect it has on leaf colour, as I've only
used it on my aquatics. It also deters (though won't eradicate,)
algae.

Happy growing,

Peter

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