Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close up of two hands holding peat moss - Tortoon/Getty Images When it comes to gardening or soil health, both peat and peat ...

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, ...

Peat moss is popular in gardens because it holds water, adds air to soil, and keeps nutrients from washing away. Harvesting peat moss harms slow-growing peat bogs, releases carbon, and damages fragile ...

Potting soil, or potting mix, is a substrate that usually consists of garden soil, organic matter and minerals.

Two tractor-trailers crashed Thursday morning in Lebanon County, injuring one person and leaving a stretch of Interstate 81 covered in peat moss. The crash happened just after 4 a.m. in the southbound ...

The sector does not operate within planning or environmental laws.” Current laws do not expressly prohibit the export of peat ...

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 ...

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, the wetlands are under threat. On a cold winter afternoon, ...

Dear Master Gardener: What’s a good replacement product for peat when I make or purchase potting mixes? Why shouldn’t we use peat products anymore? Are there any peat bogs in Minnesota? Answer: ...

The third week of September is National Houseplant Week, a nod to the fact that we’re turning our attention to indoor plants. It’s a great time to explore a practice called kokedama and have a little ...