Peter Dowdall: Get composting and protect our boglands so they can protect us

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

There are strong reasons to cease peat production and then there are also loud voices and concerns to say that it should continue on some level during a transitional period, says Peter Dowdall. Picture: iStock

There has been a lot of talk over the last few years about how we gardeners and the horticulture industry, in general, will survive without peat. Commercial harvesting of peat was effectively banned in 2019.

There are strong reasons to cease peat production and then there are also loud voices and concerns to say that it should continue on some level during a “transitional period” so that it is phased out over the next 10-15 years.