Peat moss is commercially mined or harvested from peat bogs. But the concern engulfing the farmers’ community is that it’s not sustainable. Though there are several alternatives to peat moss, some, of course, cheaper, and render the intended function of soil amendment better. In practice, the use of peat in horticulture is not commonplace these days. Peat is extensively used in the improvement of soil, but other materials also do well, for peat has little, if no nutrient value. Spent mushroom compost, wood-waste, Green Kitchen Compost or composted garden, Well Rotted farmyard Manure or leaf mould could play the role as cost-effective and practical soil enrichers. Peat accounts for a comparatively poor much as it breaks down pretty quickly, and in dry and wind conditions may blow away. There are…