Each square yard of a peat bog may contain several hundred pounds of undecomposed organic matter, for a total of between 200 and 450 billion tons of carbon stored away in peat bogs worldwide.

It may be time to say goodbye to Pete in the garden. Peat Moss, that is. Peat has been a great helper for years, especially with seedlings. It’s made our potting mixes better able to hold both ...

Sphagnum peat moss has long been considered an important component of potting soils and seed starting mediums. It holds many times its own weight in water and releases it slowly as soil dries out ...

March never imagined the flower box outside her Antigonish County home could nearly burn it down.On a hot June afternoon, ...

Moss serves many purposes in the yard -- it can be ornamental or act as a ground cover. Just be sure you're getting the right type for your needs and location.

W hy does gardening have to inflict so much guilt? I’m talking about sphagnum peat moss, a common soil additive made from decomposing organic material that accumulates in bogs. Chances are you ...

It may be time to say goodbye to Pete in the garden. Peat Moss, that is. Peat has been a great helper for years, especially with seedlings. It’s made our potting mixes better able to hold both ...

It may be time to say goodbye to Pete in the garden. Peat Moss, that is. Peat has been a great helper for years, especially with seedlings. It has made our potting mixes better able to hold water ...

I credit peat, in part, with the luscious success of my blueberry bushes. (I mixed a bucketful into the planting hole for each bush, and then, for more dramatic acidification, when needed, added ...

Peat Moss, that is.Peat has been a great helper for years, especially with seedlings. It’s made our potting mixes better able to hold both water and air, so important for confined roots, ...