How to fill the gap that is left by peat?

The requirement for growing mass medium is expected to break loose in the coming decades , but will there be enough to meet this mellow demand , particularly when the future availability and economic consumption of peat is an issue ? The lookup for sustainable alternatives is ongoing for several year now , but regarding the timeline , it will become a challenge to fill the break that is left by peat . Collaboration , communicating and education are central in the shift towards more sustainable choice .

The peat word is not a new one . In the UK , it is ongoing for many years and latterly the government announced their plans to ban sale of peat compost to gardener in England by 2024 . Afterwards , a ban for the use of peat by the professional growers is expected to follow as well . Over the yr , it has become an international issue . In Germany for example , the target is to phase out the purpose of peat by 2026 . Actually , the whole debate once stared around peat many class ago , but the field has shift towards a hunting for more sustainable alternatives to peat . So , what are the alternatives to peat and how sustainable are these option ?

In gild to increase the knowingness , want and cognition of sustainable alternatives , a lot of events and - particularly during the pandemic - webinars are being organized . YesterdayAIPH and FCIorganized one and at the same metre , HortiAdvicehosted and organized another one ( clickherefor the curriculum ) to inform their connection of Danish growers .

control panel at the AIPH / FCI webinar Clockwise : Renee and Ed of Jungletalks , who facilitated the webinar . Panelists Moritz Bocking ( Klassmann Deilmann ) , Hein Boon ( RHP ) and Peter van den Dool ( Van der Knaap Group ) . Tim Briercliffe of AIPH . Presenters Catherine Dawson ( Melcourt ) , Cecilia Luetgebrune ( Growing Media Europe ) , and Marko Pomerants ( IPS ) .

" Timelines not in line with the demand"According to a late WUR report , the need for growing media will be 400 % higher by 2050 , so how to fill the gap that will be leave by peat?In a previously published FloralDaily clause , Catherine Dawson , Melcourt already explain that it will be a challenge in the UK and in the AIPH webinar , she again , together with the other presenters from other countries accent this challenge . " The timeline are not in blood with the demand and that ’s a trouble " , they say .

communicating and collaboration is keyAccording to the participants in the webinar , communication and collaboration is important . In monastic order to be be able to meet the demand , we need to join forces in finding and developing sustainable uprise media , they stress . On top of that , it is also important to get the messages across like the tight timescale and the fact that peat can be produced creditworthy . WithRPP , for example , the industry took the initiate to make responsible for option and make the cognitive operation as gauze-like as potential .