Beyond Peat reviews coir, pine bark and wood fibre as peat substitutes
Beyond Peat is a new €1.6m venture searching for alternatives to peat. But some experts have warned that it is unlikely to provide short-term solutions. Speaking at Trinity College talk, Horticulture Researcher at Teagasc, Dr Michael Gaffney, said any alternative to peat must meet economic and environmental criteria. “We’re going to have to find something that is agronomically acceptable, as it took took three decades of research to optimise peat.”…