EP052 - Matthew Lohan talks about the impending peat crisis facing Irish nursery producers.

With the harvesting of all peat suspended in Ireland the horticultural and specifically the ornamental nursery sector are at a crossroad. Peat is such an important resource in the production of perennials, shrubs & trees yet the industry finds that this resource may not be available to them for much longer. This will force them to look at alternative which are been touted as being environmentally friendly. Alternatives such as coir, Baltic peat and others. But how environmentally friendly are they? Is coir a good option ? As always when looking an any environmental issue a balanced view is essential.  It is best to look at the whole picture when assessing whether peat being used for the production of plants is detrimental to the environment or is in fact a positive. We look at all these issues in this weeks episode with Matthew Lohan, Woodstock Nursery and Kildare growers group member. There will be a blog post on this episode very soon on my website. This blog and previous blogs along with all podcast episodes are be available on my website https://mastermygarden.com/If you are enjoying the podcast it would be great if you could leave a review on Apple podcasts its good to know people are enjoying and getting something from the podcast.  If there is any topic you would like covered in future episodes please let me know, you can find me on facebook Master My Garden https://www.facebook.com/mastermygarden/Instagram @Mastermygarden https://www.instagram.com/mastermygarden/or email [email protected] the next time Happy GardeningJohn   Support the showIf there is any topic you would like covered in future episodes, please let me know. Email:  [email protected]   Check out Master My Garden on the following channels   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mastermygarden/  Instagram @Mastermygarden https://www.instagram.com/mastermygarden/   Until next week  Happy gardening  John