Explore the differences between peat and peat moss. Discover their best uses in gardening and landscaping and when to use each for optimal plant growth.

RIVIERE-DU-LOUP, Que. - Agricultural products firm Premier Tech said Wednesday it has bought New Brunswick-based Malpec Peat Moss Ltd. for an undisclosed amount.

Peat moss is naturally slightly acidic and can be used to balance the pH. “Most plants like pH to be about 6.0, and peat tends to be around there, making it ideal,” Satch says.

As peat moss sources become limited, coconut coir provides an alternative Peat moss, dug from bogs, has been the holy grail of soil amendments and potting mixes.

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Peat extraction companies have learned a lot about how to restore these vital ecosystems. But slow growth, climate change, and complexity mean conservation is an important strategy as well.

Peat moss is harvested from bogs and fens around the world, but primarily in Canada and Russia. These water-logged bogs have taken carbon from the atmosphere and sequestered it for 10,000 to ...

Most of the peat moss used in the United States is harvested from the bogs in Canada. The growing and harvesting practices of peat moss have come under scrutiny as environmentally unsound practices.

A protest by members of the Elsipogtog First Nation over discharge from a peat moss processing plant near Rexton has ended.

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Many of our peat moss production sites in Canada are certified Veriflora® Responsibly Managed Peatlands, demonstrating our commitment to the preservation and restoration of these vital ecosystems.