It might be favorable in the short-term, but the drawbacks outweigh the benefits. Peat moss is popular in gardens because it holds water, adds air to soil, and keeps nutrients from washing away.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close up of two hands holding peat moss - Tortoon/Getty Images When it comes to gardening or soil health, both peat and peat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In case you hadn't heard, gardeners around the world are being urged to stop using peat moss in their gardens. You may rely on ...

Each year, professional plant growers and hobby gardeners alike go through vast quantities of commercial soil products for seed starting, container gardening, patching lawns and improving growing beds ...

Q: Can you please tell me what is the difference between peat moss and mulch? Both are advertised on the packaging to do the same thing: hold moisture, add nutrients to the soil and it's good for the ...

Q: I am having a hard time finding compost to use. Will a peat moss that a local nursery sells work like compost? A: No, it won’t. When compost decomposes it does two things: It keeps the soil open, ...

March is the month when gardeners awake from hibernation, lumber from their easy chairs and head over to garden centers to sniff out what’s new and find answers to such burning questions as “What’s ...

An old moss plant asked a new moss plant how he likes living in the bog. “I’m lichen it so far,” was the response. As a young gardener, I remember my mom buying large bales of peat moss, sold as ...

Peat moss is popular in gardens because it holds water, adds air to soil, and keeps nutrients from washing away. Harvesting peat moss harms slow-growing peat bogs, releases carbon, and damages fragile ...

Q: Can you please tell me what is the difference between peat moss and mulch? Both are advertised on the packaging to do the same thing: hold moisture, add nutrients to the soil and it's good for the ...