5 essential soil nutrients to help your balcony plants live longer

Plants placed on the balcony depend heavily on the quality of the soil inside the pots. Therefore, selecting the right soil ...
inforum

As peat moss sources become limited, coconut coir provides an alternative

An old moss plant asked a new moss plant how he likes living in the bog. “I’m lichen it so far,” was the response. As a young gardener, I remember my mom buying large bales of peat moss, sold as ...

GrowGeneration’s Char Coir Introduces Next-Generation Propagation System to Enhance Cultivation Performance

(NASDAQ: GRWG) (“GrowGeneration,” “GrowGen” or “the Company”), one of the nation’s largest suppliers of specialty products for controlled environment agriculture (CEA), commercial cultivation, and ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Homegrown NH: Get the right soil for your container garden

There are a lot of bags of soil at the gardening center, and it’s important to choose the right one for any container ...
The Washington Post

Peat-based soil is an environmental nightmare. Try these alternatives.

Peat, the ingredient that makes bagged soil light and spongy, comes from wetlands. Often labeled as sphagnum moss or peat moss, it became popular in the 1950s because of its versatility. It can ...
Popular Science

The planet needs its peat moss. Use these gardening alternatives instead.

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Oregonian

Harvesting peat moss contributes to climate change, OSU scientist says. What should gardeners use instead?

The harvesting of peat moss used by gardeners and the nursery industry to improve drainage and retain water in soil contributes to climate change, according to an Oregon State University Extension ...