Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the November 2025 print edition of Nursery Management under the headline ...

It may be time to say goodbye to Pete in the garden. Peat moss, that is. Peat has been a great helper for years, especially with seedlings. It’s made our potting mixes better able to hold both water ...

The third of a three-part series looks at managing regulations and tariffs, and new innovations in the peat industry.

An old moss plant asked a new moss plant how he likes living in the bog. “I’m lichen it so far,” was the response. As a young gardener, I remember my mom buying large bales of peat moss, sold as ...

Sphagnum peat moss has long been considered an important component of potting soils and seed starting mediums. It holds many times its own weight in water and releases it slowly as soil dries out. A ...

Peat and sphagnum mosses are harvested, sustainable horticultural products that improve the soil. Facts Unlike corn and wheat, which are harvested and replaced every year, sphagnum moss and peat are ...

Q: I am having a hard time finding compost to use. Will a peat moss that a local nursery sells work like compost? A: No, it won’t. When compost decomposes it does two things: It keeps the soil open, ...

The second of a three-part series looks at sustainability and restoration efforts made in response to the climate effects of ...

An Oklahoma State University food crop expert is studying alternatives to peat moss in commercial and domestic vegetable crop ...

Soil blocking is an environmentally friendly method to prep seedlings. The technique has captured the attention of serious gardeners who'd like to... What's soil blocking? This seeding method helps ...