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

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

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 02/27/2022 @ 2:02 pm

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 ^[1]

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