Reducing peat gradually
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With top quality performance, meeting all gardeners’ expectations,
If you haven’t used peat-reduced compost before, you may notice that
Growise offers a range of multipurpose and specialist blends,
some plants take a little longer to get going. Don’t worry – they will
including ericaceous and a ‘grow your own’ collection. Moreover the
last longer and have a nice bushy shape. And more mature plants –
Growise compost products are reducing in peat content year on year,
whether in containers or out in the garden will absolutely love their
so using Growise can actually help you move in an environmentally-
new environment. You’ll also find that Growise compost stays fresh
friendly direction at a pace that suits you. You will also be doing your
and ready for use throughout the season. Bear in mind is that this
bit for the environment by the fact that Growise products substitute
compost needs to be watered little and often. Check the moisture
some of their peat content with recycled green waste compost. The
levels and have a look at the instructions on the pack. Drainage is key.
manufacturing method used is super-sophisticated, so the compost
Excess water needs to escape so make sure there is a drainage hole in
is completely sanitised and free from weed seeds, pathogens and any
your container and cover it with a thin layer of pebbles or grit to stop
form of contamination. It smells just like any compost, a sweet, earthy
it getting blocked. Avoid pressing the compost down tightly as this
smell that is pleasant to use. By using ‘recycled green waste’ compost
will push out the air and prevent the water flowing through easily
you are helping to prevent tonnes of garden waste per year going into
and leave a 2cm gap between the top of the compost and the pot to
landfill.
make watering easier.
The best of both worlds Our Growise compost range is a mixture of traditional peat combined with environmentally-friendly garden waste.
For more information about Growise and Vital Earth, tel: 0800 973 555 fax: 0800 055 6681
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Growise is made by the Irish company Bord Na Móna and sold by Bord Na Móna UK. You’ll find it in lots of good garden centres nationwide – you can check for stockists on the www.thegreenergardener.com.
our growise range is diluted with a minimum 20%
our growise range is diluted with a minimum 20%
sustainable green compost
sustainable green compost
E REDUCING PEAT USAG AT YOUR OWN PACE
ENVIRONMENTAL CREDENTIALS
enjoy your garden with growise
Bord na Móna was set up in Ireland over 75 years ago to develop
Happy in the knowledge that this brand combines environmental
the Irish peatlands for energy and horticulture. In the last couple
credentials with garden performance, choose from the wide range
of decades, however, it has diversified into renewable energy,
Growise has to offer. In multipurpose, there are 56 litre and 20
environmental products and resource recovery. Under the terms of
litre bags, while the more specialist blends include tub & basket,
its ‘new contract with nature’, the company has already committed
ericaceous and seed & cutting, also in small and large sizes. There is
to not opening up any new peat bogs and to invest in green waste
also an exciting grow your own range, featuring peat-reduced grow
recycling technology and local restoration projects to support its
bags as well as tomato and fruit and vegetable planters. There’s also
peat-reduced and reducing Growise brand. Some 25 million Euros has
a Growise John Innes range consisting of a seed compost plus growth
already been spent in helping to preserve biodiversity and the natural
stages No 1, No 2 and No 3, each presented in 25 litre bags.
heritage of the peat bogs. If you would like to go over to peat-free compost but remain a little unsure how well you will get on with it, then Growise is the compost brand for you! Growise is a peat-reduced compost range combining ever-decreasing amounts of peat with recycled green waste to produce a high performance compost which is also environmentally-
A great example of the company’s restoration work is Lough Boora Parklands, 3000 hectares of public leisure and wildlife environment, which has been created from what was a cutaway bog. It has walkways, picnic areas, an outdoor sculpture park and is home to the last remaining population of grey partridge in Ireland.
friendly. So you get the best of both worlds. Of course if you feel ready to go completely peat-free, there is Growise’s award winning sister
Growise barks
brand, Vital Earth. Vital Earth offers a full range of peat-free composts, all made from recycled and fully sanitised garden waste. Nominated a Which? Gardening Best Buy,
Lough Boora Parklands
Vital Earth composts out perform many peat-based brands.
The Growise brand also boasts a range of barks, including decorative woodland, golden pine, landscape mini chip and a play area product. All four provide full protection for beds and borders
Sunrise on Lough Boora
for growing colourful blooms free of weeds. The Growise bark range can also be used for paths and recreational areas, while the play Summers day at Lough Boora
Grey Partridge
bark provides a particularly soft surface for safe play.