Areas of focus include peat-free plant production, new growing media technologies to replace peat, growing protocols, best practice use of the latest products, and developing peat-free solutions for challenging groups such as carnivorous and ericaceous plants. Onsite trials at UK partner growers, as well as at RHS Hilltop, will help to inform optimal peat-free approaches across a range of plant types, growing conditions and timescales.
Findings from this project will be shared with the wider industry, such as through workshops, as well as the partner nurseries. They will also be used to provide advice for the UK’s 30 million gardeners, so that they too can join us in transitioning to peat-free. You can read the project’s 2023 Industry Survey Report here (1.3MB pdf).
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