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Old 14-05-2007, 11:57 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 14 May, 11:18, Sacha wrote:
Same here, Charlie. But we do use peat based compost for just about
everything, because we find non-peat just doesn't do the job well enough.


What, not making any profits you mean. And that at the expense of the
environment. It's a disgrace. And before anyone jumps on the wagon
this is not a personnal call. It is a universal call to understanding
and change. I'm simply saying what is what. It is ludicrous in our
time of climate change, and all our efforts to reverse the damages,
that something like this can be written in a forum which gives advice,
but good advice.

Given the global news that the 60s and 70s brought the destruction of
our environment, countryside, gardens and farming due to chemicals use
for profits and personnal gains, and the depletion of peat bogs,
entensive farming methods and lack of biodiversity, you'd think in a
forum like this we'd be hearing encouraging news!!!

We use Levington's F2 for seeds. Recently, we bought a pallet of organic
compost for sale to customers and nobody's interested. I think we've sold
about three bags.


This is so sad. But come to think of it, it's impossible to sell it if
all the plants are sold in peat! Perhaps giving a good example and
using organic, and proving it is possible to grow just about
everything in non-peat medium would make the sales of the organic
compost a success.