When it comes to gardening or soil health, both peat and peat moss are excellent tools for improving soil structure and moisture retention, often touted as a natural solution that will help your ...

For many gardeners, peat moss is a trusted soil helper. It is often marketed as one of the best soil amendments and is frequently used in DIY soil mixes. It improves soil water-holding capacity, ...

Peat moss is a totally organic product in the early spring garden. It improves the texture of the cool spring soil and helps it retain moisture. It gives an added boost to cool March soil and helps ...

Spring means it's time for gardeners to think about seedlings, those little baby plants all ready to get plunked into the ground. And a hands-on technique for growing them, called "soil blocking," is ...

DEAR NEIL: How much attention must I pay to the quality of peat moss I apply to my St. Augustine lawn to help restore it after damage from take all root rot? I have a relatively average lot, but it’s ...

Researchers are finding extraordinary new uses for what we throw away. Beet pulp may help crops resist disease, while ...

Sphagnum peat mosses have an extraordinary impact on the global carbon cycle as they control long-term carbon sequestration in boreal peatland ecosystems. Sphagnum species engineer peatlands, which ...