Gardeners are being urged to check the bags of compost they buy from garden centres and supermarkets, as they must be clearly ...

GAEC 2 is a mandatory condition of the payment of the Basic Income Support Scheme for farmers (BISS). Its objective is to ...

Peat is the accumulation of partially decayed organic matter in wetlands, compressed by time into dense soils that store more ...

The controversial GAEC 2 standard for the protection of wetlands and peatlands is now in force, the Department of Agriculture ...

Gardeners have been urged to stop using a certain type of soil in their gardens as it is "damaging" - and there's a safer ...

Choosing to use peat-free compost is now widely regarded as the way forward for gardening. Generations of gardeners have used ...

UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Scott Winton has been wading through thick, smelly muck in the ...

One of the major components to see any type of outdoor garden flourish is the potting soil. And as any gardener knows, ...

As summer approaches and the heat waves join, a refreshing berry is always a good snack. Here's how to get a juicy fruit in ...

Rainfall and sunshine are a stellar combination for growing a lawn, but more can be done to make your grass look thicker and ...