Peat-free compost is used to successfully grow a wide range of flowering ... Charlie’s Compost: Kentucky-based Charlie's makes fertilizer and soil improver rich in beneficial microbes using a ...

The Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) said on Saturday the sale of peat-based compost would be banned in garden centres and supermarkets within 18 months.

To consider two of my nearest garden centre stores, the chain Squires says it stopped selling peat-based compost last year, while Blue Diamond says its goal is to go completely peat-free this year.

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.

If you typically reach for peat-based products, there are alternatives that you can use. “We prefer leaf compost obviously because we can make it and we are recycling leaves from townships to ...

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 ...

The sale of peat for use on private gardens and allotments will be banned in England from 2024, the Government has announced, in a bid to protect the UK’s already severely degraded moorlands ...

The sale of peat for use on private gardens and allotments will be banned in England from 2024, the Government has announced, in a bid to protect the UK’s already severely degraded moorlands.

The sale of peat for use on private gardens and allotments will be banned in England from 2024, the Government has announced, in a bid to protect the UK’s already severely degraded moorlands ...

The sale of peat for use on private gardens and allotments will be banned in England from 2024, the Government has announced, in a bid to protect the UK’s already severely degraded moorlands.