Frequently asked questions

One full load: a 40 ft high-cube container or a full truck. Up to 3 products can share that load, and each starts at 10 pallets of 50 L or 70 L bags, 8 pallets of 250 L bags or 6 pallets of big bales. Ask us about the specific product you need.

Typically 2 to 4 weeks, and 4 to 5 weeks in spring and autumn. It also depends on the order size and the specific product. Send us the details and we will confirm a date.

Yes. We send non-commercial samples by courier. The sample itself, the courier freight and the documentation are charged, so ask us for the current cost and we will confirm it with the specification you want to test.

Because a useful price depends on the volume, the packaging, the destination and the delivery term. Peat is bulky and light, so freight often decides the delivered cost more than the product does. Tell us those four things and you get a delivered price rather than a list price you would have to adjust.

Yes, and a good share of what we ship is exactly that. Send a specification, or the datasheet of what you buy today, and we will match it. The lines blend peat categories with perlite, clay, wood fibre, limestone, wetting agent and NPK 14:16:18 fertiliser, and can add Radigen, a slow-release micronutrient fertiliser.

How far it has decomposed, and therefore how heavy it is. White peat is slightly decomposed, over 90% organic matter, and weighs 80 to 200 kg per 1000 L. Dark-brown peat is moderately to highly decomposed, over 90% organic matter, and weighs 200 to 320 kg per 1000 L. Both sit at pH 3.5 to 4.5 unlimed. White holds more air, dark holds more water and weighs more to freight.

SOLVIKA MIX 320

Unlimed white peat at pH 3.5 to 4.5. Code 141 at 0-40 mm is the usual base substrate for planting two-year-old blueberries. 140LV and 140W run the same fraction, and 124LV at 20-40 mm is the coarser option. None of them are limed, so the acidity blueberries need is already there.

SOLVIKA MIX 141 · SOLVIKA MIX 140LV · SOLVIKA MIX 140W · SOLVIKA MIX 124LV

Casing peat limed to pH 7.0 to 7.5, made to order. It is made from selected Baltic Sphagnum dark peat moss, screened specifically for casing and mixed on a computer-controlled line to a fixed recipe. Peat is a natural material, so its figures are typical values, not a guarantee for each batch. Send us the specification you cased with last and we will match it.

Bags of 5, 10, 20, 50, 70, 150 and 250 L, and big bales of 5500 L and 6000 L. Available sizes vary by product.

Yes, in 50, 70 and 250 L bags. The product name and code are printed on every bag free of charge, with a short name of yours where it fits. A sticker carries more text, and a bag printed with your own design is possible for large, repeat volumes.

Natural peat moss with nothing added is authorised in organic production for use in horticulture: it is listed in Annex II of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165. The limed base substrates also carry a wetting agent, and the organic mixes are made to order on organic slow-release fertiliser. Whether a product fits your system is decided by your certification body, and SOLVIKA holds no organic certification. Tell us which scheme you work under and we will send the specification to check against it.

Each substrate is mixed on computer-controlled lines to its own fixed recipe, and only first-grade additives are used. Peat is a natural material, so the published figures are typical values for the grade, not a guarantee for each batch.

pH to EN 13037, electrical conductivity to EN 13038, moisture to EN 13040 and packaged volume to EN 12580. Figures on the product pages are typical values for the grade rather than guarantees for a single batch. Ask us if you need a batch analysis.

Check the number of packages when the load arrives and tell us in writing within 7 days. Any other complaint goes to us in writing within 30 days of delivery, with the order number, the truck or container number, photos or video and test results. Please check pH and EC before you use the product. The full rules are in our terms of sale.

None of the fields we work with has reached that point yet. When one does, the planned procedure is rewetting: water is returned to the field, and the bog ecosystem starts to form again.

Covered, cool and off the greenhouse floor. Use the oldest stock first and check it before use.

Guide: How to store peat moss and substrates before use

Open it and break it up gently, so the coarse fraction you chose is not ground down.

Guide: How to loosen compressed peat bales without losing structure

Natural peat can carry fungal spores. In warm, humid conditions they can form white mycelium on the surface, which does not harm plants and normally disappears after a couple of days.

Guide: White mould on peat moss when you open a bag: is it harmful?

The volume is measured loose when the bag is filled, to EN 12580, before the peat is compressed. Loosened, it returns to its volume.

Yes. From December to March peat can freeze in transit, depending on the weather.

Klaipeda Port in Lithuania or Riga Port in Latvia for containers. European road deliveries go by full truck load direct from the production sites.

A 40 ft high-cube container takes up to 24 big bales, 30 pallets of 250 L or 50 L bags or 44 pallets of 70 L bags. A full truck takes up to 26 big bales, 32 pallets of 250 L bags or 30 pallets of 70 L bags. Loads move with the product, the packaging and the weight limit, so we confirm the figures for yours. Full figures for every packaging format are on the logistics page.

Containers ship FCA, FOB, CFR or CIF from Klaipeda or Riga. Trucks go EXW or DAP, and DAP is only for delivery within the EU. Name your preferred delivery term when you ask for a price, along with the destination country and port of discharge or the full delivery address.

Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificate, an EUR.1 movement certificate where it applies, and the bill of lading. Marine cargo insurance can be arranged on request through Lloyd's of London, Syndicate 1221.