Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast · Tad Hussey
Episode 140: The Sustainability of Peat and Other Substrates with Dr. James Altland
·1 hr 14 min·5 clips
Peat accumulates 50 times faster than harvested in Canada, challenging claims of strip mining.
As heard by us
A steady look at peat, its replacements, and the tradeoffs that do not disappear.
Peat is the subject here, but the episode uses it to raise a larger issue: what sustainability means when growers still need a substrate that works. Dr. James Altland gives Tad Hussey a clear tour of container media, the appeal of peat, and the limits of easy replacements.
Why you'd press play
If you want a plainspoken look at why peat still sets the bar in container media, start here.
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