More and more of us are turning to peat-free compost for our gardening needs. As gardeners, it’s likely we’ve all used soil medium or soilless seed starting medium that contains peat moss.

Alan Titchmarsh delves into the history of compost, and has finally found something that can replace the brilliant but environmentally unsustainable peat-based formulae. Had you been reading about ...

What is peat-free compost? Peat was once seen as a cheap and plentiful material that gardeners found easy to use. However, peat harvesting releases huge amounts carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and ...

Take a look at eight different types of potting soil mixes that will help you support the growth of your potted plants at ...

Using garden soil instead of potting soil. Garden soil is an amendment mixed with native soil for use in the ground. It ...

From: Dave Ellis, Magdalen Lane, Hedon. Many gardeners are upset that peat is being banned from proprietary or branded compost which they have bought for years to propagate plants from seed and ...

UK retailer Sainsbury’s has launched peat-free mushrooms, which it claims is a first among supermarkets in the country.

Ever wondered whether you could grow a citrus tree from a pip, or revitalise a shop-bought pot of herbs, or if slugs will ...

British retailer Sainsbury’s has become the ‘first UK supermarket’ to launch conventional mushrooms that have been grown ...

The change in mushroom production has been developed in partnership with supplier Monaghan, and will reduce peat usage by ...

Composting is crucial for fighting climate change, said Councilwoman Sandy Nurse, a sponsor of the Zero Waste Act, a legislative package that passed last year and includes the curbside bill.