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For peat’s sake!

I have just read your article about peat (Over the fence, April issue). I have been peat-free for some considerable time and, although I am not a commercial nursery, I am aware of the damage peat removal is doing.

Growers and nurseries have had long enough to find alternatives and gardeners need to work harder to grow peat-free. Just because we have always relied on peat to take the hard work out of growing doesn’t mean we

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