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Try this compost, for peat’s sake

Peat-free compost has been around for some time and we all know we should be using it. Peat bogs hold enormous quantities of carbon dioxide – they absorb more carbon dioxide than the world’s rainforests. The world’s largest peat bog, in the Congo, stores as much carbon as is produced by all fossil fuel burned globally for three years. This is because the material held in them, mainly mosses, is not broken down owing to the lack of oxygen, and so their carbon is not released. In addition, peat bogs hold large quantities of water in the uplands, and are vital in

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