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  Posted by dangermire (U13976230) on Friday, 9th March 2012

  The UK’s consumption of peat is approximately 3 million m3 per annum. Of this 2 million m3 is consumed by amateur gardeners. The result is the whole scale destruction of precious habitat and carbon sinks from Finland to Ireland. Plants, animals and insects, which depend on this rich source of biodiversity are under threat. The peat itself dries to produce CO2 an important greenhouse gas. Each million cubic metres of peat is estimated to yield 3330,000 tonnes of CO2. This message is a plea to responsible gardeners to avoid using peat in pursuit of your hobby. The UK Government is so concerned with the rate of habitat destruction that it has agreed with the Growing Media Association to phase out the use of peat by amateur gardeners by 2020 and to professionals by 2030.

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  Posted by thedogcody (U14659366) on Friday, 9th March 2012

  Your contributions to this board solely on a yearly basis on exactly the same subject are always illuminating
  
  What I do not get is your reason for doing so-I feel as gardeners we are quite capable of making our own decisions and really do not need to be preached to .
  
  So until next year and 2014,2015..............................

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  Posted by As-If (U15116884) on Friday, 9th March 2012

  Hello Spam, same old, same old.........

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  Posted by thedogcody (U14659366) on Friday, 9th March 2012

  Here are dangermire's previous opening postings on this subject for the past 3 years
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  As has been said same,same old

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  Posted by John Moodie (U14353581) on Friday, 9th March 2012

  Oh, it's you again.
  If you can do it, I guess I can repeat myself as well.
  Have no fear people, Canada has an endless supply of peat for you !

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  Posted by Tee Gee (U10012255) on Friday, 9th March 2012

  Dangermire; Perhaps you could make a new years resolution for next year and tell us what to replace it with.
  
  Then as an add on;
  
  In return for your information; perhaps we could tell YOU that the amateur gardener is one of the leading forces in generating 'pollinators' and without them we could starve, so Co2 would be the least of our worries.
  
  To do this we need a good growing medium!.....answers please!
  
  
  Have you noticed when politics gets in the way it becomes a catch 22 situation.
  
  As always; we get commendable ideas without the back up!
  
  
  Now tell us something we don't know! Good advice is always welcomed here!
  
  
  
  
  

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  Posted by Stressed out (U11163734) on Friday, 9th March 2012

  As I have said on many occasions to you (at least once a year) if you are worried about the environment go and compost yourself and do us all a favour
  Peat - there is no substitute - its idiots like you that is going to leave this country short of food
  PS Ireland needs the money and also burns peat to produce electricity...............

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  Posted by Rainjustlearning (U12861332) on Friday, 9th March 2012

  Canada has an endless supply of peat for you  
  
  
  Canada also has vast open spaces of frozen terrain that we could drop this poster in.
  
  Rain

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  Posted by hereisabee (U2342191) on Saturday, 10th March 2012

  Some years ago we turned a small vacant allotment in one corner of the site, furthest from any houses into a communal bonfire area. It was a disaster, people just chucked everything on regardlest and a spoil heap grew that was threatening to avalanche. So I closed the area and covered it with membrane, consequently we now have a huge supply of top soil available and I have been using this as a base for compost mixes to good effect. Soil can retain more goodness, the only disadvantage is that it is heavy.
  
  I dislike the the way the peat issue has been handled, by creating a boycott the knowledgeable gardener has been denied peat for bonafide uses such as ericaceous plants and seed sowing. Hence the price of peat has been low with the result that you can go down to a DIY chain and buy pure peat compost at giveaway prices! What has been achieved?
  
  Better to have had a peat tax, this would make substitute composts more attractive to buy and peat would have value and be used sparingly. Also funds from the tax could be spent on conservation projects.
  
  And now on to HS2.........

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  Posted by John Moodie (U14353581) on Saturday, 10th March 2012

  Rain,
  Very true. LOL

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  Posted by hereisabee (U2342191) on Wednesday, 14th March 2012

  Did you see Rugged Wales yesterday evening? Ilustrates many of the issues involved, the beauty of wetlands, yet also how wildlife enjoys our old industrial landscapes.
  
  
  
  I liked the swamp/forest with royal ferns near Swansea, just down the road from Llareggub!

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