For many gardeners, peat moss is a trusted soil helper. It is often marketed as one of the best soil amendments and is frequently used in DIY soil mixes. It improves soil water-holding capacity, ...

Last year, I made my own potting soil by mixing about half peat moss with my garden soil. The plant I bought already potted grew much better than the ones in my own mix. How can I improve my potting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close up of two hands holding peat moss - Tortoon/Getty Images When it comes to gardening or soil health, both peat and peat ...

It may be time to say goodbye to Pete in the garden. Peat moss, that is. Peat has been a great helper for years, especially with seedlings. It’s made our potting mixes better able to hold both water ...