Growise Leaflet

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

email: info@thegreenergardener.com www.thegreenergardener.com

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.