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 ...

Although sales of peat-free and reduced-peat products are on the increase, gardeners still account for most of the peat that is used in composts and growing bags, and seem reluctant to change ...

Why go peat-free? 'Peat-free' has become a bit of a buzzword in the gardening world, and you may be asking yourself what it ...

But the Horticultural Trades Association has urged MPs to give professional tree and plant growers time to "make a smooth transition to peat-free". The sale of bagged compost accounts for 50% of ...

Sean Higgs, of Floralive, is the foremost authority on peat-free cultivation of carnivorous plants. In this HortWeek Podcast ...

The garden was designed by expert and presenter Arit Anderson A group of gardeners with learning disabilities are "over the moon" to receive a designer "peat-free" garden from the Royal ...

In low situations, where the water has no free outlet, and yet where it cannot ... When these decay, they are converted into that substance called peat, which consists almost entirely of roots ...

However, peat composts are still the most widely available type in garden centres and are preferred by many gardeners. This year, we chose to test only peat-free compost. From late 2024, you will only ...