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Peat-Free Compost in the UK – What It Is, Why It Matters, and What to Use Instead

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Peat-free compost bags used in a UK vegetable garden, showing multi-purpose, vegetable, and seed compost options

Peat-free compost is simply compost made without extracted peat, usually from wood fibre, bark, coir and green waste, and since the UK retail peat ban it is what every gardener now buys. It behaves differently from the old peat mixes, drying out faster on top while staying wet below, and once you adjust your watering … Read more

Best Compost for Vegetables in the UK (What Actually Works)

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Different types of compost suitable for growing vegetables in the UK, including peat-free compost and multi-purpose compost

This article contains affiliate links. If you buy through one of my recommended links I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products I genuinely think are worth buying. The best compost for vegetables in most UK gardens is a good peat-free multi-purpose for sowing and containers, improved … Read more