Everything from carnivorous pitcher plants to acid-loving blueberries can be grown without peat. No more excuses: it’s time gardeners kicked the peat habitI used to be a staunch believer that some plants couldn’t be grown without peat. I couldn’t see how I could grow Proteas,Banksias and the like unless I used it. Its fibrous, moisture retentive and long lasting nature created just the correct environment for their specialised root systems. I grow a lot of peat-loving plants such as Shortias and Vacciniums too. There certainly seemed no way these would grow without the substrate to which they are so inextricably linked in the wild. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com