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 ...

Using peat-free compost could kill your plants from overwatering, gardeners are warned. By COLIN FERNANDEZ ENVIRONMENT EDITOR. Published: 19:56 EDT, 26 February 2024 | Updated: 20:31 EDT, 26 ...

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.

The best compost. Seeds can be tricky to germinate and grow on and we know that peat-free composts often aren't the easiest to use. So Which? Gardening tested 18 composts for sowing seeds and compared ...

Q: I am trying to go completely peat-free. Are there any nurseries or garden centres in Ireland that grow/sell plants in peat-free compost? Sydney Cassidy, Co Wexford A: Your stance on the use of ...

Gardening has only used peat-free compost for all our growing needs at our trials site, so we know it's entirely possible to grow a wide range of plants without peat. Watering Peat-free composts are ...

Buy the peat-free compost and it comes in a reusable bag, and soil additives are sold in paper bags by weight. Because plants are grown in tougher conditions they don’t suffer so much during the ...