Peat Free Gardening (8)

And finally, here's a summary of what we have covered .......

• PFG (1) - Introduction

• PFG (2) - Why we should all use peat free compost

• PFG (3) - What is in peat free compost

• PFG (4) - Where to get peat free products locally

• PFG (5) - How to use peat free compost

• PFG (6) - What the Government and the Horticulture Industry are doing

• PFG (7) - What else you can do

........ and a few final tips

• Read the labels - if it doesn't say 'Peat Free' it probably isn't. 'Sustainable', 'Organic' and 'Reduced Peat' aren't good enough

• Shop around and try different products, and find the right one to suit the gardening task you are undertaking

• Try something a bit different like Dalefoot compost made from sheep's wool and bracken, or dried coir blocks, or spent mushroom compost

• Don't just stop at going peat free. There are plenty of other ways to garden more sustainably:

- buy plastic free plant pots, or better still re-use empty plastic containers

or takeaway drinks cups

- stop using chemical based pesticides and weedkillers

- mow your grass less often to give insects and wild flowers a chance to flourish

We hope you have found this series of blogs useful and will look out for a future series on Organic Gardening.