I have not purchased in sometime, but I remember better pricing.

Good lord! Last fall here it was $11. But I guess the west coast is the best coast, huh?

It is for sure, but not for peat moss , apparently

Ran into the same thing a couple of weeks ago at the local ace hardware. I was going to go ahead and pick up a bag but told the lady I wasn’t paying that price I think ours was $33.00 for the same bag .

Order it. Get enough free shipping

… a man can make and keep remakes going on 80 + sets with one bag for 3 weeks if done right….so not a terrible investment

… but it’s about half that price here

It's about the same price here on the east coast. It's gone up since last year but not that much. It was around $30 for the same bag last season.

Most of this comes from Canada. Now take a guess why prices of Canadian products are so high now. Go ahead, take a guess. And thank the frontotemporal dementia patient clown in the White House.

Joe Biden is no longer the president.

He can dream, though

Joe Biden didn't disparage Canada and make them mad at the U.S. Joe Biden wasn't hated by the whole world like Trump is.
How are you liking those gas and food prices?

Sure glad the WW2 generation wasn't like this one. We would be speaking Japanese. Lots of America haters living amongst us.
As for peat, I'm with Savell. Not a bad investment at all for the trappers use.

Joe Biden pooped his pants.

The US taxpayer has been carrying the world for 80 years. Paying for their defense so the rest of the world can fund their own socialist programs. Inequitable trade deals, defense costs, nato-un-who, etc. Pay up or shut up! Let them deal with China and Russia on their own. Iraq will last longer than they will on their own.
Simply say Thank You and move on.

Just like a TDS-infected person to turn a peat moss thread into a political thread.

Thanks tommyran!

Some folks just can’t help themselves. TDS is real.

Tommyran can't live too far from Canada, maybe we should start a "go fund me" page so he can be happy with his move.

There's a couple very deranged individuals on here.
MAGA " Make America Great Again"

Looking what state he is from says it all. Trump is the man!

Tommyboy, you're right Joe Biden wasn't hated by the whole world. Why would they hate him as they saw him for what he is. Too weak to do a dam thing to defend and stand up for the U.S. and put America first. Our enemies don't like Trump and there's a reason for that. He's a wild card if you (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) him off he may just punch you right in the mouth and that is something that many of the previous administrations have been afraid to do going back decades.

Trump is far from perfect and he'll never please everyone but he does a far better job sticking up for the U.S. and our legal citizens than anybody else that was running for President.

You do realize that teriffs were in place before trump, right?

Just because your from NY ?

Big cities out vote the countryside. Im for Trump all the way vrs. any and all democrats, as are my friends.

Now back to peatmoss.....is it also expensive now in Canada?

Y'all made me curious so I had to check what it was here now. It's definitely gone up since last fall, surely due to tariffs. It's doubled in price! But, still not so bad as Vinke's.

About 20 can or 29 us.in BC

WOW was I in the right place. Went to an early yard sale and got three bundles, he was cleaning out his garage......jk

That was one product that a certain tariff was placed on a Canadian product, and a fuel surcharge has been added by the retailers.

Peat moss is exempt from tariffs last I checked, the hosers up north are greedy and using Trump as a scape goat.

There's almost 25% lest peat in that bag than the one in Vinke's pic. If it was the same amount it would cost about $28.00, still cheaper.

I've tried other brands and had issues with moisture and twigs/debris in it. The Premier brand can usually be used right out of the bag, no drying or sifting necessary. I do still dry it in the summer though. But if I run low towards the end of the season I can get another bag and use as is.

Thanks, didn't notice his bag was a bit bigger.

Wish some here will finally figure out NY is not just NYC....Were not all in lockstep with the citidiots.

Isn't LI considered part of NYC?

NO!!!, lol
but it seems like lately...

Wow, Last time I bought some, which was quite a while ago was like 8 bucks or so. I have 3 bags left for 20.00 ea if anyones interested LOL.

The OP was astonished at the higher peat moss price. I think it’s logical to discuss reasons for this. It certainly appears that decisions made by our current political party in charge has had a direct effect on peat moss prices.

Our local Lowes has that same 3 cu.ft. bag for $19.98. I typically buy 3-4 large bales at a time in the Spring of each year.

I put them in an out building and cut a big slit on the top of each bale and fold back the plastic wrap. This allows much of the moisture to bleed out over the summer months. Then in the fall I will sift and dry the bale peat. It doesn't near as long to dry as it would if I would have just cut the bale prior sifting. There is lots of moisture in that peat.

1) I would say "I remember better pricing" expresses astonishment......
2) I think it's also logical to discuss reasons for this.
3) I agree with your assessment of the reasons for it.
4) I think you should be able to logically discuss the reasons for it without resorting to comments like:




since the owner of the site has said he will not tolerate bashing of the current president. Wouldn't you agree???

Near as I can tell there are no tarriffs on peat moss so what are you talking about?

Bob, I noticed that the Premier brand peat moss now comes in a 3 ft.³ bag. It only used to be available in 2.2 ft.³ or 3.8 ft.³ like the one in Vinke’s picture.

A 3 ft.³ bag is $27.98 at my local Lowe’s.

Rat Masterson, tariffs or not, I would expect any products exported from Canada to use any and all reasons to raise prices simply out of spite for what we’ve done to them.

Yote, yes I would agree. His site, his rules. If you don’t like it, don’t comment. It’s just amusing to me that now that the “shoe is on the other foot” politically, some refuse to acknowledge that the exact topics they were bashing our last administration for (food, gas, commodities, interest rates, peat moss prices) are as bad or worse now. Maybe we need a third party?

Not shocked since NY went Muslim, we will see how that works out for them vs the evil orange man. I think last bag of peat i bought was 8 bucks, lol.

Sigh....

It was $8 forever, then a few years ago went to $11, now $23 here. But Rat's right, there are no tariffs on it. I imagine some companies jacked the price due to tariff uncertainty though. And higher freight costs are certainly a contributing factor. My couple minutes of research on peat moss also showed that last year was a poor harvest year for it so like as with any other commodity, that would also factor in.

[quote=atrapper]Rat Masterson, tariffs or not, I would expect any products exported from Canada to use any and all reasons to raise prices simply out of spite for what we’ve done to them.

Yote, yes I would agree. His site, his rules. If you don’t like it, don’t comment. It’s just amusing to me that now that the “shoe is on the other foot” politically, some refuse to acknowledge that the exact topics they were bashing our last administration for (food, gas, commodities, interest rates, peat moss prices) are as bad or worse now. Maybe we need a third party?[/qu

So because a company jacks up their prices that's Trumps fault? Under the previous administration food went up 25 to 50% inflation 22%, interest rates are pretty flat, gas was good until the war, when it ends it will be again. You just don't like the Donald and that's it.

You’re entitled to your opinion and me, mine. I feel like both leaders have failed us. I refuse to make excuses for either one.

Actually I didn’t realize peat moss was commercially harvested in MN until recently. Maybe we can harvest more domestically and bring the cost down?

https://www.rona.ca/en/product/premier-62-l-sphagnum-peat-moss-22-ft3-compressed-4901281-1295058

Canadian prices.....someone is getting hosed cost 13$ and change =10 USD

Haha….yep.

Remember that a Premier peat moss truck driver blew through a stop sign and killed all the hockey players in Humboldt Saskatchewan

What I said were facts not an opinion, what you said was, well whatever.

There is plenty of peat moss in the US, we don't need to import.

I wonder if Canada allows the US to export peat. They about have a heart attack if we try to bring night crawlers across in "dirt". I don't think peat is allowable either. I believe it has to be inert bedding like paper mulch

This is what it is in my neck of the woods

You mean NYCity?

I thought there was some bagged in Oregon?

LOL This thread is toast!

atrapper, if we could get a viable conservative 3rd party that would be well worth looking into. Unfortunately I don't see that happening.

I know and most on here do as well that we vote for the candidate that is the lesser of two evils. I don't trust any of them and that's too bad.

I agree, Badger. And yes It really is too bad.

Well, at least all of us here on Trapperman are perfect

Using Savell's numbers it would cost $.58 a day for a 21 day run. Don't know if I could afford that. How much is Canadian wax? Maybe waxed dirt is cheaper.

I consider Trump vote more of a third party compared to full time republican. We elected a business man that is trying to run a country that is going down hill with liberal nonsence.
I apologize to all the poor soles from NY and will make sure I add the C if I post about the (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) hole.