Archive for the ‘Growing media and substrates’ Category

Presentations from the Peat Conference held 4th October at STC

Jack Rieley's presentation (187)

James Hayes's presentation (155)

Gerald Schmilewski\'s presentation (156)

Hien Boon's presentation (165)

National Chrysanthemum Society presentation (171)

British Streptocarpus Society presentation (165)

National Vegetable Society presentation (152)

James Bean's presentation (161)

Liz Johnson's presentation (156)

Seabrook tackles Peat Issues

Read Peter Seabrook’s article from The Sun (Oct 1st 2011)

The Sun \'s Article on Peat (147)

Latest News Peat/Biodiversity

Launched in parallel with the White Paper and the Biodiversity 2020 Strategy . Very difficult to  adjust brain to this when same documents suggest gardeners should stop using peat because of the damage they do to biodiversity  . Mr Titchmarsh could have a point !

http://www.bigwildlifegarden.org.uk/wildlife-garden-competition

The HTA and the Growing Media Initiative

GMI  have launched a scheme for garden sundries retailers to manage Defra  peat reduction calendar

 

http://www.the-hta.org.uk/file.php?fileid=1453

Majestic Trees terminates contract with supplier because of stance on peat ban

Majestic Trees take action as a response to a substrate supplier who supported regulation to enforce peat removal from horticultural growers . Such action  shows  that growers still have ways of making a point if they think their livelihoods are threatened.

Horticulture Week article