Three of four U.S. Army soldiers were found dead in Lithuania a week after their armored vehicle sunk into a peat bog. What ...

Chelsea Flower Show organisers have rowed back on a pledge to make the event peat-free by the end of this year, blaming a ...

Chelsea Flower Show organisers have rowed back on a pledge to make the event peat-free by next year, blaming a “legislative black hole” on the issue. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) committed in ...

Peat moss is a totally organic product in the early spring garden. It improves the texture of the cool spring soil and helps ...

Soil blocking is an environmentally friendly method to prep seedlings. The technique has captured the attention of serious ...

Scottish Water is restoring 400 hectares of degraded peat around Loch Katrine which feeds the city's drinking water.

Q: A gardener friend moved and left me with several bags of ingredients for making potting soil. I have never made potting ...

Forget plastic seed trays and root-bound seedlings. Soil blocking is a revered, time-tested method that produces the ...

However, experts warn of the impending threat of pests that could harm the blooming plants. The shift in seasons ... suggesting its use along ant trails and entry points in homes to effectively ...

Check your pots regularly as they can dry out quickly. You may need to feed your plants more frequently if you use peat-free composts. Some don't contain any fertiliser at all and others have ...

The analysis has been done on samples of humic substances extracted from peat profiles in two ombrotro- phic bogs and relations between peat age, decomposition and humification degree, botanical ...