Have you ever wondered what those white pellets were in your potting soil? Well, it's more important than you may know.

Soil is the natural material found in the ground, composed of minerals, organic matter and microorganisms. It is dense and can become waterlogged, making it less suitable for container gardening. It ...

The Tollund Man was c. 30-40 years old when he died by hanging c. 405-380 BCE. He wasfound in 1950 in a bog c. 10 km west of ...

Jerry discusses pruning tops of trees, Tammy explains why sphagnum moss is an unsustainable resource and Sophie talks about garden inspiration.

BMC volunteers have planted a grand total of 55,845 sphagnum plugs in the Goyt Valley, Peak District, since our Get Stuck In volunteer events started planting this peatland restoring moss, in February ...

Canadian peat producers say that the mining is sustainable and that harvested bogs are returned to living sphagnum moss peatland after five years. (MUST CREDIT: Quebec Peat Moss Producers Association) ...

They also thrive in high organic matter soils. This may require adding compost, coarse sphagnum peat moss, well-rotted manure, or other similar material to the soil before planting.

The peat moss industry sees sphagnum as a renewable resource, but this is a bit controversial as it takes thousands and thousands of years for a peat bog to get the point where the peat can be ...

Hidden within sphagnum moss, commonly known as peat moss, is an adsorbent material that can help us combat oil spills. A study by researchers from China presents a new bio-based oil adsorbent ...

Recent peat accumulation rates in minerotrophic peatlands of the Bay James region, eastern Canada, inferred by 210 Pb and 137 Cs radiometric techniques. Applied Radiation and Isotopes 66: 1350–1358.