In article , kay
writes
You are using peat as a mulch?

What advantage does it have over, say, garden compost?



No Kay, I have been using (on special plants), peat based compost. i
really don't like the non peat based ones and they are really expensive
as a feeding mulch.

I know several people who use bark which is good but doesn't degrade so
although that sounds good it means you can't put compost on top unless
to scrape back the bark, and it does seem to need topping up as it gets
blown around and the birds pull it out of the beds.
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk