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Go peat free

Next time you need some compost, make sure it's labelled peat free. These days it works just as well as peat-based stuff ? in fact many types of peat-free are easier to re-wet after getting too dry.

If you can't find any peat-free, ask for it. Consumer demand is the single most powerful way to get retailers and manufacturers to change their ways.

More than 94 per cent of the UK's lowland peat bogs have been destroyed or damaged, and they're far from barren, lifeless places. Healthy bogs stockpile carbon dioxide, and provide a home for all sorts of wildlife including carnivorous sundew and bladderwort plants, rare dragonflies and the beautifully-scented bog myrtle.

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