With the consumer ban on peat now confirmed for 2024, there’s been a rush to find good alternatives for use in growing media and compost. It’s widely accepted that there will be no single universal replacement for peat and work is underway all over the country to find reliable and sustainable alternatives.

Earlier in 2022 the team behind Bloomin Amazing explored the potential use of their digestate as a material for inclusion in peat-free products.

Sponsored by Bloomin Amazing, Rachel Greenhill, a PhD student working at the University of Sheffield, looked closely at the physical and chemical properties of digestate mixes, and widely explored their use in a range of fully replicated growing trials.

The conclusion was that as well as being a first-rate mulch, when mixed 50:50 with soil or compost, Bloomin Amazing has proven to be perfect for planting out shrubs and bedding plants, filling raised beds and raising vegetables.

RRP £6.49 50 Litres

We say, if you have soil, all you need is Bloomin Amazing! Bloomin Amazing may be overlooked by gardeners who are encouraged to use bark-based products for mulch and multi-purpose compost for all their other growing needs. It suppresses weeds, conditions the soil, provides slow release, readily-available nutrients, and does a great job of retaining moisture in the summer as well as protecting plants over winter. On top of all that it deters slugs AND worms love it!

Our advice to garden centres is to encourage all their staff to try Bloomin Amazing in their own gardens - it’s the best way to see just how brilliantly it does its job. They can then go ahead and recommend Bloomin Amazing with total confidence.

To support our customers, we will happily credit garden centres with 10 FREE bags on a 7-pallet order to give to their key staff to try a bag at home.

Bloomin Amazing was launched in March 2018 and at GLEE later the same year won the Best of British and GIMA Innovators awards, since when it has become firmly established as the UK’s leading organic soil enricher and mulch. From a standing start just three years ago, Bloomin Amazing is now found in over 400 garden centres across the UK and consistently features in the GTN top 50 Best Sellers lists.

Bloomin Amazing

West Country Soil Improvement Ltd., Rainbarrow Farm AD Plant, Martinstown, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9JF. Tel. 01305 889525 www.bloominamazing.com