Peat sales to England's Gardeners to end in 2024

Kili

The end of peat sales to England's Gardeners.

"Sale of peat-based compost for use on private gardens and allotments to be outlawed within 18 months"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/27/englands-gardeners-to-be-banned-from-using-peat-based-compost

pansyface

Not a moment too soon.

Hostafan1

let's hope suppliers get their act together and make a consistently viable alternative

Redwing

Hooray!   

Hostafan1

Very telling that the ban does not apply to "industry"  which uses " 29% " of peat used . I supspect that's because they know the alternatives aren't up to much currently.

pansyface

Well, if industry uses 29% that means that the ban will deal with 71% of the destruction. Surely that’s more than a glass half full?

Astraeus

Great news.

And if the rise of vaping after the smoking ban is anything to go by, this should spur the industry into committing more resource to improving alternatives to peat-based compost.

KT53

I don't suppose the industry will put too much effort into a good alternative.  They know we will have little option but to accept whatever rubbish they decide to sell as compost.  Many of us don't have the ability to produce it for ourselves.

Astraeus

KT53 said:

I don't suppose the industry will put too much effort into a good alternative.  They know we will have little option but to accept whatever rubbish they decide to sell as compost.  Many of us don't have the ability to produce it for ourselves.

That's not what happened with smoking. Billions has been poured into improving alternative products to create new consumers for the likes of Philip Morris, BAT and others.

Chris-P-Bacon

Hostafan1 said:

let's hope suppliers get their act together and make a consistently viable alternative

In 18 months nobody will be able to afford compost at all...peat-based or otherwise.

Lyn

I wonder if those of us who can make vast quantities of compost could sell it very cheaply or give it to others less fortunate.