Around 300,000 tonnes of peat is being extracted every year from unauthorised sites in the south and nearly all of it exported ...

Peat-based compost/potting soil is one of those things. In the UK, the sale of peat-based compost will finally be banned starting in 2024, after voluntary phasing out was a complete and utter failure.

Compost and peat moss are added to soils for similar reasons, but the addition of compost provides a lot more nutrients to the soil. VIEW E-EDITION. 25¢ for 3 mos. Support local journalism.

Dr. Donna Nickerson is the owner of Da’ Shack Farmers Market Health and Wellness, Inc. in Waco, Texas. “Professionally, I’m a ...

This month, the UK announced that peat-based composts would no longer be sold to home gardeners by 2024. Luckily there are plenty of good alternatives, says Clare Wilson ...

A ban on the sale of peat compost to gardeners by 2024 is not ambitious enough and should be brought forward to the end of this year, campaigners say. The environment secretary confirmed that the ...

“We prefer leaf compost obviously because we can make it and we are recycling leaves from townships to make the leaf compost,” Strang told FOX43. “It does not hurt the environment to utilize it.

She continued, stressing the urgency for change: "There is going to be a total ban on peat compost in the UK by 2030, but that's not soon enough, so lots of compost brands have released their peat ...

Peat moss is well-loved by gardeners, but it might be better to leave it in the ground. Try these alternatives for many of peat's most important attributes.

Peat, the ingredient that makes bagged soil light and spongy, comes from wetlands. Often labeled as sphagnum moss or peat moss, it became popular in the 1950s because of its versatility.

B&Q is urging the UK government to ban sales of bagged peat-based compost by 2024 to enable peatlands to optimise carbon sequestering. The home improvement and garden living retailer set a goal last ...