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Ep. 65 - Are you a peat-free gardener? Saul and Lucy take a timely look at the horticultural industry's progress in developing and converting to peat-free growing media.

November 25, 2020 • Saul Walker and Lucy Chamberlain • Episode 65

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2020 has been an unusual and difficult year for many, and we understand that the full repercussions of what we have all been through are still to be felt - but with summer now distant and the glory of autumn in full flow, we continue with a healthy amount of discussion on some of our favourite horticultural topics, bringing a little dose of the garden to your daily lives.

With the pandemic dominating the world's centre stage, key environmental issues within our industry have taken a back seat. Government targets for a peat-free horticulture by 2020 have been missed, so Lucy and Saul discuss what progress has been made, both in back gardens and within the commercial sector. Do gardeners need more guidance on how to manage the different properties of various peat-free compost formulas? And what, in Saul and Lucy's opinions, are some good peat-free blends to look for? This is the focus of today's discussion.

Twitter links:
Saul @GardeningSaul
Lucy @HeadGardenerLC

Intro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io
"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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