Location

• Sphagnum moss grows mostly in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in Canada, Britain, Ireland, and Finland.
  
  

Features

• Sphagnum peat moss consists of decomposed sphagnum plus other mosses, sedges, and swamp plants. Despite decomposition, shredded sphagnum fibers are still recognizable.
  
  

Uses

• Sphagnum peat moss is added to soils to enhance growing conditions. It can aerate and break down clay soils or help retain nutrients in sandy soils.
  
  

Function

• Sphagnum peat moss, while offering few nutrients itself, can retain up to 20 times its weight in water and release the moisture as needed.
  
  

Considerations

• The use of sphagnum peat moss can be controversial due to harvesting procedures that leave bogs devastated, requiring as long as 20 years for the environment to recover. It's best to support companies that practice conservation and approach bogs as renewable resources worthy of protection.