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Have your say on peat
The government wants to know what you think about getting peat out of gardening. It’s asking all gardeners to contribute to its consultation on the use of peat in horticulture ahead of legislation to ban peat in potting compost by 2024. Environment Minister Rebecca Pow told GW she is keen to hear as many opinions as possible. “We’re trying to bring everyone with us,” she said.
As well as a ban, other proposals include mandatory labelling for plants grown in peat and exemptions for specialist plants like carnivorous plants, which can struggle to grow well without peat. However, Jim McMahon, the UK shadow Environment Secretary, said the government has been
