Peat soil is rich in organic matter but low in nutrients, requiring supplementation for optimal plant growth. Plants like ...

Crops, Hutchinson and Nathan Winter Extension Educator – McLeod an Meeker counties Information collected from a soil test can be no better than the sample.

And soil advertised as "peat-reduced" or "low peat" may still contain a lot of peat. According to Germany's Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR), they can contain as much as 70% peat.

The latest government figures show that 62 per cent of the peat we use in growing media and soil conditioners comes from other countries, primarily the Republic of Ireland and the Baltic States ...