Quick check - Canadian sphagnum peat moss w/ Yucca extract?

[aprilmayjunebugs]

That's exactly what it says.
Ingredients: Canadian Sphagnum peat moss and an organic wetting agent (Yucca extract).

It is Black Gold brand and that is all that's listed under ingredients. I'm pretty sure it's perfect for substrate, I really hope so because I'm loving the feel and consistency and planning on never going back to coco fiber. Just thought I'd run it by the experts first as I've never used peat moss before.

 

[DomGom TheFather]

I love peat moss. It's all i use but I'm not sure on the yucca.
In theory, it shouldn't be an issue but i don't know.

 

[aprilmayjunebugs]

Omg, I'm such an amateur. I don't even know why I didn't think of looking it up before posting this. When I bought it I just thought yucca is natural, should be fine right?

Currently going down the What is yucca extract used for, what are saponins, is yucca safe for animals rabbit hole.........

Not sure one way or the other yet. As far as I can tell so far it's used in formulas and tinctures for reducing inflammatory conditions in humans and a variety of animals, but can be toxic in high doses in some animals according to some sites, it's also used as a wetting agent in soils that help increase absorption in both the soil and root systems and has the ability to "make water wetter" by way of saponins which are a naturally occurring steroidial compound found in yucca and many other plants that have a soap like consistency when mixed with water that makes it ideal for spray applications among other uses. There's a whole lot more scientific explanations than that, just the jist of what I've gathered thus far.

So I'm not yet sure either. I suck with plants in general and I'm not trying to use it for plants. I guess for now the jury is out and I'll consider it unusable untill I get some further input while I look for something else.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Omg, I'm such an amateur. I don't even know why I didn't think of looking it up before posting this. When I bought it I just thought yucca is natural, should be fine right?

Currently going down the What is yucca extract used for, what are saponins, is yucca safe for animals rabbit hole.........

Not sure one way or the other yet. As far as I can tell so far it's used in formulas and tinctures for reducing inflammatory conditions in humans and a variety of animals, but can be toxic in high doses in some animals according to some sites, it's also used as a wetting agent in soils that help increase absorption in both the soil and root systems and has the ability to "make water wetter" by way of saponins which are a naturally occurring steroidial compound found in yucca and many other plants that have a soap like consistency when mixed with water that makes it ideal for spray applications among other uses. There's a whole lot more scientific explanations than that, just the jist of what I've gathered thus far.

So I'm not yet sure either. I suck with plants in general and I'm not trying to use it for plants. I guess for now the jury is out and I'll consider it unusable untill I get some further input while I look for something else.

I honestly wouldn't risk it if you're not sure. You'd probably be better off ordering something online that you know is safe.

 

[aprilmayjunebugs]

Bummer. I don't need nor do I have anywhere to store 3 cubic ft and of the 3 tarantulas not yet in their forever homes only one of them needs a considerable amount of sub. I'm having a hard time with figuring out what's safe online, for example I looked up the exact same stuff I have on Amazon and it says %100 Organic Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss and says nothing about the "wetting agent" so I have no idea what to trust.

 

[viper69]

Peat moss

Yucca