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Will mixing wood, pine needles, and dry autumn leaves in order to reduce the amount of peat you need be a good idea. the peat should be able to preserve these high carbon materials and prevent them form leaching nitrogen. High carbon materials also hold water well.
Pine needles and bark are probably ok if you're planning on changing the media every three or four years since it is acidic Once it starts to decompose it will start releasing whatever nutrients are in it. I have no idea what pine needles or barks rates of decomposition are relative to peat moss.
Gotcha, thanks, I was kind of wondering if it were some other reason. I'm thinking on starting one next year but don't relish digging 3 foot down. BTDT with ponds, not fun. Watering, that I don't mind, even if it's every day. It only takes a few minutes, after all.
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