Looking to make more of natural potting mix ingredients and boost your peat-free options? Our DIY potting mix masterclass can ...

Choosing to use peat-free compost is now widely regarded as the way forward for gardening. Generations of gardeners have used peat to raise seeds and grow plants because of the reliable way it ...

Gardeners who use peat-free compost have been warned they could be at risk of killing their plants by overwatering. The new varieties of compost do not look 'wet' after watering, meaning the green ...

A great compost supports your plants to grow quickly and healthily, but a poor one will leave them struggling to survive. The government has announced that peat composts will be banned from sale ...

That said, most manufacturers have stopped producing peat compost, or are well on the way to being peat-free. The good news is there is now a concerted effect to improve peat-free composts and they ...

Irish nurseries testing peat-free alternatives have encountered problems, with the root-balls of containerised plants grown in peat-free compost generally quicker to dry out and their growth ...

Tesco to go peat-free on all UK bedding plants to help environment The supermarket will use wood fibre and natural by-products for the range from Monday.

Peat takes thousands of years to grow and stores more carbon than forests. It's best to leave it in bogs and look for other options for your garden.

Boost peat-free multi-purpose compost Be aware that fertiliser levels can be low (with peat-free multi-purpose compost) as it is used for seed sowing as well as potting.

The Woods family of Gorey in Co Wexford run Kilmurry Nursery and are renowned in the gardening industry for growing wonderful award-winning plants.

Boost peat-free multi-purpose compost Be aware that fertiliser levels can be low (with peat-free multi-purpose compost) as it is used for seed sowing as well as potting.