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Q.Horrified To See That Advice About Ficus Plants Suggests Using Peat! Surely You Should Not Be Promoting This!!

cerirobinson75 added on February 27, 2022 | Answered

It is a well known fact that the destruction of peat bogs is terrible for the environment.

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on February 27, 2022

I didn't see the article you spoke of but our catalog of articles is about 10,000 so you are bound to see references to peat. In some of the newer articles we suggest alternatives, and we have some stand-alone articles like the one below that suggests alternatives:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/peat-moss-alternatives.htm

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