{"id":138222,"date":"2023-07-06T17:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/peat-free-success-for-carnivorous-plants-adds-weight-to-peat-ban-says-rhs\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T17:19:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:19:03","slug":"peat-free-success-for-carnivorous-plants-adds-weight-to-peat-ban-says-rhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/peat-free-success-for-carnivorous-plants-adds-weight-to-peat-ban-says-rhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Peat-free success for carnivorous plants adds weight to peat ban, says RHS"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nExclusive: Scientists hope success of growing carnivorous plants without peat will convince ministers not to water down banThe proposed ban on using peat on private gardens and allotments is in danger of being weakened as opponents argue it is more difficult to grow carnivorous plants and other flowers without the environmentally damaging compost products.However, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is hoping a successful experiment in which carnivorous plants grown peat-free outshone those grown in peat will convince ministers not to water down the ban. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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