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Will Peat Moss Damage Your Garden?

For many gardeners, peat moss is a trusted soil helper. It is often marketed as one of the best soil amendments and is frequently used in DIY soil mixes. It improves soil water-holding capacity, ...
Cleveland.com

Is harvesting peat moss worse than clearcutting rainforest? What are gardening alternatives in Northeast Ohio?

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It has been a joy to receive all your reader feedback and questions. I recently received this email from Ruth in Mentor: “In your recent discussion about how best to fill your ...
Seattle Times

Why and how to replace peat moss in your soil and garden

PEAT MOSS IS ENTRENCHED in the horticultural industry, and it’s been that way for generations. From commercial growing and lawn care to home gardeners looking to improve their soil and fill their ...
Altoona Mirror

Consider easy, more sustainable garden alternatives to peat moss

It may be time to say goodbye to Pete in the garden. Peat Moss, that is. Peat has been a great helper for years, especially with seedlings. It’s made our potting mixes better able to hold both water ...
Penn Live

Peat in the potting mix?

I know that peat is mined for fuel in places like Ireland and Canada and that it's considered a non-renewable resource, at least in that form. Is the sphagnum or peat component of common seed-starters ...
TribLIVE.com

Consider easy, more sustainable alternatives to peat moss

It may be time to say goodbye to Pete in the garden. Peat Moss, that is. Peat has been a great helper for years, especially with seedlings. It’s made our potting mixes better able to hold both water ...