Wade Muggleton and permaculture growers share how they ensure healthy soil and plants through homemade compost and peat-free alternatives.

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recommends either sieving a good quality peat-free one, or buying a small bag of peat-based compost for sowing and then using a peat-free compost mixed with slow-release fertiliser when growing on ...

even repair environmental damage caused by the demand for peat-based compost. Founded by husband and wife duo Professor Jane Barker and farmer Simon Bland, Dalefoot produce a range of organic peat ...

Obviously none of us considers buying destructive peat-based compost, but here’s another environmentally-important question to ask: how sustainable were the composts’ production methods?

SCORE Ignores price, based on equal weighting for tomatoes and petunias. Tomatoes and petunias: seedling quality 60%; germination 40%. Heart of England All Purpose Natural Compost £8 for 50 litres ...

Fill pots with fresh peat-free multi-purpose compost or if you're growing shrubs or long-term plants, use a soil-based John Innes compost. There are peat and peat-free versions, and both are easy ...

Gardening industry launches new guide on how to embrace peat-free practices ahead of proposed government ban on peat-based composts ... how to switch to peat-free compost, in a bid to accelerate ...

On the 16 April we have the last opportunity to lobby for the 2024 ban on the sale of peat in bagged compost for horticultural use by supporting a Ten Minute Rule Bill speech by England in ...

many gardeners continue to buy peat-based compost. Nature Minister, Mary Creagh, said: “Our peatlands play a crucial role in our ecosystems, acting as our largest terrestrial carbon store, as well ...