Peat poll: are you being kept informed about bans?

17 October 2022

THIS SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED

As Defra leaves the nursery industry wondering about which plants will be able to be grown in peat after 2024, HortWeek is asking if growers have been kept informed enough by the Government about its plans.

Many nurseries are reducing peat and using substitutes instead - but what is most popular?

We would like the views of all horticulture sectors so please take less than a minute to complete our survey below:

HortWeek Survey: Do you think Defra is giving enough information about plans to ban peat?

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Dutch have no plans to be peat-free until at least after 2050

15 October 2022 by Matthew Appleby

As England looks at banning commercial and retail use of peat at dates from 2024. most European nations including the Netherlands have no plans to end peat use.