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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>It's not so much when we do or don't use peat, it's more a case of what is the best peat substitute, says Peter Dowdall. File pictures</p>

home and gardens

Garden Q&A: Should I use peat moss or non-peat compost?

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

<p>Clockwise, from top left: A five-day-old curlew chick. Picture: Joe Shannon; Irish bog peat layers; the common lizard, Ireland’s only native reptile; and round-leaved sundew, Drosera rotundifolia — a small carnivorous, or insectivorous, swamp plant</p>

outdoors

Juanita Browne: Carnivorous plants, reptiles, newts — and so much more in our bogs

<p>Darina Allen's Winter Lamb Stew with Bacon, Root Vegetables and Garden Herbs</p>

food

Darina Allen: A winter lamb stew that makes the most of seasonal produce

Derval%20O%27Rourke

Derval O'Rourke: The top tips for sustainable living in my house

The family that composts together stays together

general

The family that composts together stays together

This weeks jobs around the garden

home and gardens

This weeks jobs around the garden

Taking ‘yuck’ factor out of composting

Taking ‘yuck’ factor out of composting

A bag within a box is this start-up’s innovative way to enable households to recycle and compost more, writes Trish Dromey.

Mon, 20 Jun, 2016

Compost saves our bogs

Compost saves our bogs

IT’S been a long time since we’ve seen such a profusion of autumnal shades so late in the year.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

Time to harvest some fallen leaves to make a compost

Time to harvest some fallen leaves to make a compost

Fíann Ó Nualláin gets down to the science of change which occurs in plants as autumn progresses.    

Sat, 24 Oct, 2015

VIDEO: Peter Dowdall is potty about DIY food

VIDEO: Peter Dowdall is potty about DIY food

Peter Dowdall says growing ornamental plants and edibles side-by-side is both practical and attractive.

Sat, 02 May, 2015