If you’ve ever wandered through the bagged soil section at your local garden or nursery center, you may be overwhelmed by the ...

Compostable plant pots are also fast becoming a favorite among eco-conscious gardeners, providing a sustainable alternative ...

A cigarette discarded in a flowerpot caused the Spring Meadow apartment fire on Saturday, the city of Knoxville revealed.

Compact and easy to store, check out these expanding coir blocks from For Peat’s Sake! Once you add water, a 140g block of this dehydrated coconut coir will expand to 3L of compost. A great option for ...

Bark, wood fiber, coconut coir, rock wool, perlite, saw dust and compost are among the most cited products that could serve as alternatives to peat. Many of these products are excellent in very ...

Succulents are low-maintenance, but that doesn’t mean they’re indestructible. Here’s what to know about their soil, water and ...

The best compost will provide all the nutrients and support needed for seeds and veg to grow and thrive, while the worst will leave you with meagre crops and feeble plants. But the only way to know if ...

Bryla said the most common substrate blends for blueberries include peat and coir. Coir, made from coconut husks, has good water-holding capacity and is readily available. Peat, made of partially ...

So, this is concerning on both sides of the border. While on the topic of peat and coconut coir, here are a few non-tariff-related updates. As reported by the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association, ...

Fortunately, several other kinds of growing media are available – they may be made from composted bark, wood fibre and coir or coconut fibre, for instance. In the past, peat-free composts could ...

Coconut peat, which is also known as coir, is a material made from the fibrous husk of coconuts and is used by leading potting and gardening soil users, manufacturers, and distributors. iCoir Product ...