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The Peat Debate
Follow the debate on the use of peat and developments in peat alternatives here.
Features and analysis
Paying for peat-free
04 February 2011Are the peat phase-out targets achievable? Not without someone to pick up the tab, says Gavin McEwan.
Making the transition to peat-reduced and peat-free products
28 January 2011Retail suppliers are taking many approaches to peat reduction this year, says Gavin McEwan.
Peat's future?
01 January 2011As sellers come to terms with the VAT rise, the makers of growing media face tough targets for peat reduction, writes Matthew Appleby.
Market report - Growing media
24 September 2010Suppliers are working hard to provide growers with quality alternatives to peat, reports Gavin McEwan.
News
- Chris Beardshaw calls for peat-free investment
- BBC checks out Vital Earth on peat targets
- Minister notes grower peat risk
- B&Q promises peat-free topsoil launch
- Grosvenor Garden Centre non-peat sales earn it full member of Growing Media Initiative
- Task force hits peat impact stumbling block
- Sustainable Growing Media Task Force interim report downplays importance of peat carbon footprint
- Prenplants embraces peat-free
- Growing Media Initiative added to by Garden Organic
- Brownfield planning policy welcomed for urban schemes
Opinion
Gardeners need a voice on peat
24 February 2012Last week's information conference on the future of growing composts for gardeners at Stockbridge Technology Centre was designed to shed some much needed light on a subject that suffers from a lack of good-quality information.
Setting the agenda for success in 2012
01 January 2012Without a VAT rise in 2012 and with the Queen's diamond jubilee and London Olympics replacing the 2011 royal wedding as calendar highlights, bosses see some bright spots among the economic gloom in 2012, especially as garden retail continues to buck ...
A review that should be done
09 December 2011In its "rationale for action" on the use of peat in England, published alongside June's Natural Environment white paper, Defra's Impact Assessement is quite explicit about the link between its decision to pursue policy in this area and the EU Habitat...
Edwards On ... Peat challenge is in aligning Europe
07 October 2011There is a great deal of emotion involved in the peat debate, which is not surprising because some of us have a lot to lose if draconian measures are taken without considering their implications.
Additional Information
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PEST & DISEASE FACTSHEET: Moles
KIT TESTS: Handheld tools
