“Adding soil or garden compost to the mix might be worth a try, certainly when potting more long-term. I have used a 50:50 mix of peat-free compost and composted leaf mould for sowing and that worked ...

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Before you reach for the bags of soil at the garden centre or supermarket, stop and check the label to see if it’s ‘peat-free’. Try to avoid bags that say ‘reduced peat’ as peat-free is now widely ...

Potting mix (vs. potting soil) is a special soilless formula typically made of peat moss, compost, and perlite. Other ingredients might include aged pine bark (similar to compost), vermiculite ...

The National Trust says that September is the perfect time to add mulch to your flowerbeds - a thick, loose layer of material ...

Tomato season is coming to an end and it's almost time to harvest, but the erratic summer weather we've experienced has ...

Find out what's in the bag of compost or soil conditioner and if it is peat based, ask for peat-reduced, or better still, peat-free. Follow the instructions on the peat-free packet to get the best ...

but a peat-free alternative was not available at the time. Peat is a layer of soil made primarily of partially decomposed plant material which has developed in waterlogged and low oxygen conditions.

Hestercombe gardens, near Taunton, are also moving towards a peat-free future - food waste from ... so definitely you can grow whatever you want in a good soil," she said. A Defra spokesperson ...

Mangrove soil worldwide holds 4.5 times as much carbon ... avoiding fuel or horticulture products that contain peat or use peat-free alternatives. How you can help Avoid palm oil The growth ...