What is peat-free compost? Peat was once seen as a cheap and plentiful material that gardeners found easy to use. However, peat harvesting releases huge amounts carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and ...

Gardenary suggested swapping out peat for alternatives that they promise are just as effective and a lot more eco-friendly.

Whether they are producing Dalefoot, an organic peat-free compost brand much favoured by gardeners, restoring ravaged peat bogs to carbon capturing glory or raising rare breed ewes, spreading good ...

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All gardeners are being urged to check the bags of compost they might buy from places like garden centers to see if they are labelled as 'peat-free'. Peat is a natural resource found in peatland ...

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) says your grass clippings can also maintain your lawn’s hydration, while Dr Richard Fox ...