AG garden writer Michelle Wheeler, shows you how to re-pot your houseplants. Step one: Water the plant in its original pot to soak the compost and allow it to drain…
Compost
Marc’s blog: for peat’s sake!
I like to think I am a reasonably environmentally-friendly chap, writes AG news editor Marc Rosenberg. I grow quite a lot of veg, herbs and salads, use hardly any chemicals…
World’s peat in plentiful supply, claims study
Peat is not in short supply and its extraction need not harm the environment if carefully managed, claims a shock report. The International Peat Society (IPS) in Finland, says there…
Campaigners’ anger at peat comeback
Peat-based composts are set to make a big comeback, in a move branded “irresponsible” and “shocking” by campaigners. Suppliers are gearing up to launch a host of peat-based brands after…