SupaGarden Garden Peat 75 Litres Moss Peat Compost Garden Plant Soil Fertilizer

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Soil can be improved by incorporating well-rotted animal manures or composted plant remains; both materials can also be used for mulching, along with wood chips, wood shavings, bark and other materials. RHS comparative experiments A public consultation, which received 5,000 responses, found 95% of people supported the ban and Defra admitted the voluntary approach had not succeeded.

Pretty much every store you go to will have some form of peat moss available, whether it be a potting mix, peat moss, or specifically sphagnum peat moss, you’ll have no trouble locating a source. So many growers rely on this plant for soilless mixes, starting seeds, and soil amendment and peat moss has been on the market for a long time. Therefore, it’s reliable. Doesn’t Compact Now, what are the disadvantages of peat? You may have heard about some of these. You may also find the truth about peat is more complex than you once thought. Non-Renewable Use compost in a well-ventilated place; keep the greenhouse or potting shed door open and avoid breathing in dust. It’s the professionals that need help from the Government, with cash to develop alternatives, quality standards and more exemptions, for instance for ericaceous plants, which like a peaty soil. Peat-free kite marks are important because we might see a rush of composts entering the market made from any old rubbish.But a normal compost heap with a mixture of kitchen waste, weeds and some slightly dry material will also make a great ingredient for a growing media, she adds. "Just having a compost heap, not letting it be too wet, not letting it be too dry and giving it enough time to rot down." In addition, many growers have simply become used to it, says Griffiths. "In many ways, it's 'this has worked and still works.'" And where there are companies making millions of dollars, there’s going to be companies doing anything they can to keep making millions of dollars, which includes questionable “scientific” studies and the “greenwashing” of facts. One of those “facts” being the question of peat being a renewable resource or not. The main alternative to peat based compost is coir based. The majority of gardeners are finding the alternatives to be difficult to use, poor substitutes. See my post on Problems with Coir Compost and the comments. But what about the carbon?

It is a good step in the right direction, but we need to see this followed up with more decisions that protect our precious peatlands.” The horticultural industry has been trying to argue a case for peat, but few gardening “names” are willing to come to its aid and risk getting chewed up on social media. One of the best things to happen in the peat world in recent years is efforts toward making peat a renewable resource. Through organizations like the International Peat Society, ethical and ecologically sensitive harvesting has been put into practice. Living plant material is relocated to make extraction more ecological. They have developed initiatives to mitigate the conflicting interests of land protectors, conservationists, and peat producers. No NutrientsThey often contain a different mix of ingredients to those found in multipurpose composts. These include small amounts of sand, grit or vermiculite in seed and potting composts, bark in orchid compost and mostly gravel and sand in cacti composts. That doesn’t even take into account the wildlife that depends on it. From hen harriers to short-eared owls and many more, a swath of life on this planet relies on this very specific peat bog ecosystem. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the destruction of its peat swamp habitat can be greatly attributed to the 60% decline of the Bornean Orangutan population over just the last 60 years. Not only is Canada not banning peat, but it’s also using it in more than just gardens and potting mixes. Because peat moss is so widely used in gardening, you may wonder what all the hubbub is about. Here are the main reasons people use peat moss in their gardening practice. Moisture Retention