Peat is a most useful and abundant planting and seeding material that is almost universally used in modern plant propagation and growing. It's a sustainably harvested natural resource, at least in ...

When it comes to gardening or soil health, both peat and peat moss are excellent tools for improving soil structure and moisture retention, often touted as a natural solution that will help your ...

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 ...

We have got to the time of year when our gardens tend to look a little lackluster. The grass has turned brown, the plants are suffering from a lack of rain and the soil is in need of some TLC. Let us ...

Q: Can you please tell me what is the difference between peat moss and mulch? Both are advertised on the packaging to do the same thing: hold moisture, add nutrients to the soil and it's good for the ...

There is a point of confusion, however, because not all moss is the same. “Sphagnum moss is fresh and less processed, whereas peat is from Sphagnum moss that has been digested in peat bogs for ...

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 JESSICA: Can you please tell me what is the difference between peat moss and mulch? Both are advertised on the packaging to do the same thing: hold moisture, add nutrients to the soil and it’s ...