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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In case you hadn't heard, gardeners around the world are being urged to stop using peat moss in their gardens. You may rely on ...

Peat moss is a common ingredient in many bagged potting mixes and garden soils. Gardeners love it because it helps with moisture retention without causing fungal issues. Despite its popularity, there ...

A researcher at Assiniboine College has received nearly $100,000 in federal-provincial funding to study more environmentally ...

Learn how peat moss—a common element of container gardening—affects climate change and what you can use as a sustainable alternative. Reviewed by Joseph Tychonievich Almost any potted plant you can ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — As you get your garden ready this year, there is a type of soil additive that may be doing more harm than good: peat. Naturally found in bogs, peat has some large environmental ...

Q: I am having a hard time finding compost to use. Will a peat moss that a local nursery sells work like compost? A: No, it won’t. When compost decomposes it does two things: It keeps the soil open, ...

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: ...

An old moss plant asked a new moss plant how he likes living in the bog. “I’m lichen it so far,” was the response. As a young gardener, I remember my mom buying large bales of peat moss, sold as ...

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 ...