LET'S BAN PEAT!

Help us to end the use of peat in horticulture by supporting Garden Organic’s
For Peat’s Sake campaign. There are lots of ways to help and get involved.

Peat bogs are rare ecosystems – wild areas which are home to a wealth of plants, birds and insects. They also store three times more carbon than a forest. Digging out peat for use in garden compost is environmental vandalism.

The horticultural industry has ignored targets to use alternatives in potting composts. We want to send them a message that peat has no place in the garden.

Join us, and be peat-free and proud!

ENROL ON OUR PEAT-FREE GROWING COURSE

Kick your peat habit with our FREE peat-free growing course to learn more. Use code Forpeatssake to join.

JOIN HERE

PLEDGE TO BE PEAT FREE AND PROUD!

MORE WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

Go peat-free in your own growing

Let us help you kick the peat habit. You can be peat free, and proud!

What goes into a bag?

Tune in to our feature podcast to find out what goes into a bag of peat-free compost.

Contact your local garden centre

Write to ask your local garden centre if they sell peat-free plants and bagged compost - and if not, why not?

Latest Campaign Updates

Global call to ban the use of peat in compost - National Trusts' joint statement

During COP26, The National Trust teamed up with National Trusts from around the world to call for an urgent ban on the use of peat in compost. Organisations from Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Falklands, Guernsey, Indonesia and Jersey are among those calling for the ban to help tackle the nature and climate crises.

New report shows peat-free opportunity for horticulture industry

Garden Organic are pleased to be featured in a new report published by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme showcasing successes in peat-free horticulture. 'Peat-free Horticulture – Demonstrating Success' is now the third publication in the series and was launched as part of the UNFCCC COP26 Peatland Pavilion in November 2021.

Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy 2021-2040 released

The Department for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs has released The Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy 2021-2040.

Garden Organic welcomes England Peat Action Plan as a step in the right direction

Launched on Tuesday 18^th May, the plan includes a statement that Defra is proposing to ban peat in bagged composts by the end of 2024, after decades of campaigning by organisations including Garden Organic.