An unusual crop is the growing of teazels around the River Isle near Chard on the heavy clay soils around Fivehead.[110] These are used to provide a fine finish on worsteds and snooker table cloths.[111]
[edit] Peat extraction
The extraction of peat from the Moors is known to have taken place during Roman times, and has been carried out since the Levels were first drained.[112] The introduction of plastic packaging in the 1950s allowed the peat to be packed without rotting, which led to the industrialisation of peat extraction during the 1960s as a major market in horticultural peat was developed. The reduction in water levels that resulted put local ecosystems at risk; peat wastage in pasture fields was occurring at rates of 1–3 feet (0.3–0.8 m) over 100 years.[113] Peat extraction continues today, although much reduced.[3][114]
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