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Gardening without Peat Back
 
     
 
Composting
 
 
· less than 6% of raised bogs in Ireland remain in a near natural state ---- gardening peat free will help to safeguard these bogs
· use alternatives ---- mulch with bark and wood products, cocoa fibre, brewers barley, spent hops, your own compost, leaf mould, well-rotted animal manures, ----- use peat free seed compost
· make your own compost from kitchen waste and gardening waste plant material
· a list of suppliers and products is provided